Pedersen
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Pedersen ˈpeðɐsn̩, is a Danish
(and Norwegian
) patronymic
surname
, literally meaning "son of Peder". It is the fourth most common surname
in Denmark
, shared by about 3,4% of the population. It is of similar origin as the surname Petersen
.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
(and Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
) patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, literally meaning "son of Peder". It is the fourth most common surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, shared by about 3,4% of the population. It is of similar origin as the surname Petersen
Petersen
Petersen is a common Scandinavian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Peter". There are other spellings. Petersen may refer to:* Ted Petersen, American football player* Adolf Dahm-Petersen, Norwegian voice specialist...
.
Listing of people with the surname Pedersen
- Aaron PedersenAaron PedersenAaron Pedersen is an Australian television and film actor of Arrente/Arabana Australian Aboriginal descent.-Career:Prior to Aaron's acting career, Aaron plied his trade as a journalist with ABC2 at Elsternwick studios in Melbourne....
(born 1970), Australian actor of Arrente/Arabana descent - Abdul Wahid PedersenAbdul Wahid PedersenAbdul Wahid Pedersen is a Danish Imam.-Background:Pedersen embraced Islam in 1982 after a long search through different world religions...
(born 1954), Danish Imam - Alex Pedersen (1891–1955), Norwegian sprinter
- Alf PedersenAlf PedersenAlf Pedersen was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the first round of the welterweight class after losing his fight to Jan Cornelisse.-External links:*...
(1904–1925), Norwegian boxer - Allen PedersenAllen PedersenAllen Bentley Pedersen is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 428 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins, Minnesota North Stars, and Hartford Whalers....
(born 1965), Canadian retired professional ice hockey player - Anne Rygh PedersenAnne Rygh PedersenAnne Rygh Pedersen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold during the term 2001–2005. Rygh Pedersen was the county mayor of Vestfold 2003–2005...
(born 1967), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party - Bente PedersenBente PedersenBente Pedersen is a Norwegian novelist. She has written many historical novels, for example Raija , Rosa , Sara , Liljene and Huset arent...
(born 1961), Norwegian novelist - Bent-Ove PedersenBent-Ove PedersenBent-Ove Pedersen is a former tennis player from Norway, who turned professional in 1992. The right-hander represented his native country in the doubles competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he partnered Christian Ruud. The pair was defeated in the first round by South...
(born 1967), Norwegian tennis player - Bjarne Bent Rønne Pedersen (1935–1993), Danish musician, banjo player and singer
- Bjarne PedersenBjarne PedersenBjarne Pedersen is an international motorcycle speedway rider who has represented Denmark in the Speedway World Cup, winning it on two occasions: in 2006 and 2008.-Career summary:...
(born 1978), Danish speedway rider - Blaine PedersenBlaine PedersenBlaine Pedersen is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2007 provincial election, for the electoral division of Carman. Pederson is a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.-Electoral results:...
, Canadian politician in Manitoba - Bryan PedersenBryan PedersenBryan K. Pedersen is a financial consultant with RBC Wealth Management in Cheyenne, Wyoming, who is a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives...
(born 1975), Wyoming politician - Carl Alfred PedersenCarl Alfred PedersenCarl Alfred Pedersen was a Norwegian gymnast and triple jumper who competed in the Summer Olympics in 1906, 1908 and 1912....
(1882–1960), Norwegian gymnast and triple jumper - Carl Pedersen (gymnast) (1883–1971), Danish gymnast
- Carl Pedersen (rower)Carl Pedersen (rower)Carl Frederik Pedersen was a Danish rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was the strokeman of the Danish boat, which won the gold medal in the coxed fours, inriggers.-External links:*...
(1884–1968), Danish rower - Carl-Henning PedersenCarl-Henning PedersenCarl-Henning Pedersen was a Danish painter and a key member of the COBRA movement. He was known as the "Scandinavian Chagall", and was one of the leading Danish artists of the second half of the 20th century....
(1913–2007), Danish painter - Carsten PedersenCarsten PedersenCarsten Pedersen is a Danish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who has played with the Danish cricket team since 1996....
(born 1977), Danish cricketer - Cato Zahl PedersenCato Zahl PedersenCato Zahl Pedersen is a Norwegian skier and multiple Paralympic gold medal winner. He has won a total of fourteen medals at the Paralympic Games, in both Winter and Summer Paralympics...
(born 1959), Norwegian skiier - Charles J. PedersenCharles J. PedersenCharles John Pedersen was an American organic chemist best known for describing methods of synthesizing crown ethers. He shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1987 with Donald J. Cram and Jean-Marie Lehn...
(1904–1989), American organic chemist - Chris Pedersen (actor)Chris Pedersen (actor)Chris Pedersen played the character "Jack Diddley" in the cult Penelope Spheeris produced film Suburbia about punk rockers in L.A. He also appeared in the Oliver Stone Oscar winning film Platoon, and in other cult films such as Night of the Comet and Point Break among others.Pedersen was never...
, American actor and film star - Chris Pedersen (musician)Chris Pedersen (musician)Chris Pedersen is an American-born musician, best known as the drummer of the groups Camper Van Beethoven and Monks of Doom. He currently resides in Australia.-Musical career:...
, Australian drummer - Christian Pedersen (1889–1953), Danish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Christiern PedersenChristiern PedersenChristiern Pedersen was a canon, humanist scholar, writer, printer and publisher.-Education:Christiern Pedersen was born in Helsingør, Denmark. He was schooled in Roskilde and studied from 1496 at the University of Greifswald...
(1480–1554), Danish canon, humanist scholar, writer, printer and publisher - Christopher Flinder PetersenChristopher Flinder PetersenChristopher Flinder Pedersen , is a Norwegian dancer, model and former member of the boyband L8R. At 13 he finished 7th in the world championships in freestyle dancing and two years later he became a member of the band L8R...
(born 1987), Norwegian dancer, model and former member of the boyband L8R - Christopher S. PedersenChristopher S. PedersenChristopher S. Pedersen is a Norwegian baritone.He was born in the town of Skjeberg, Norway.- Education :Pedersen started his musical education early, by singing in a church choir, and taking piano lessons from the age of 8....
(born 1986), Norwegian baritone - Dag Erik PedersenDag Erik PedersenDag Erik Pedersen is a retired Norwegian road racing cyclist with a long career as professional. He won 3 stages in the Giro d'Italia and he came 4th in the Road race in the 1981 World Championship...
(born 1959), Norwegian road racing cyclist - David PedersenDavid PedersenDavid Pedersen is a Norwegian singer and came in 3rd place on Idol in 2003. The next year David was asked to join the band Carnival...
(born 1986), Norwegian singer - Dwite PedersenDwite PedersenDwite Pedersen is a Nebraska state senator from Elkhorn, Nebraska in the Nebraska Legislature and substance abuse counselor. -Personal life:He was born October 20, 1941, in Chamberlain, South Dakota and graduated from Winner High School in 1960...
(born 1941), American state senator from Nebraska - Dynes PedersenDynes PedersenDynes Snejstrup Pedersen was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Danish team, which was able to win the silver medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event in 1920....
(1893–1960), Danish gymnast - Ellen Birgitte PedersenEllen Birgitte PedersenEllen Birgitte Pedersen is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.Born in Bergen, she took the cand.med. degree in 1979. She has worked in Øksnes, Bodø and Stokmarknes, as well as a lecturer at the University of Tromsø...
(born 1955), Norwegian politician - Erik Bue PedersenErik Bue PedersenErik Bue Pedersen is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.He was born in Lystrup....
(born 1952), Danish handball player - Erik PedersenErik PedersenErik Stensrud Pedersen is a former Norwegian footballer who played as left back. Pedersen spent most of his career in Norway, but had a spell in Scotland with Dundee United, whose club badge he has tattooed on his right arm....
(born 1967), Norwegian footballer - Finn PedersenFinn PedersenFinn Pedersen is a Danish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.He was born in Roskilde.In 1948 he was a crew member of the Danish boat which won the gold medal in the coxed pairs event....
(born 1925), Danish rower - George PedersenGeorge PedersenKnud George Pedersen, OC, O.Ont, OBC is a Canadian academic administrator.He was the president of Simon Fraser University , University of British Columbia , University of Western Ontario , interim president of the University of Northern British Columbia, and founding president of Royal Roads...
(born 1931), Canadian academic administrator - Gerhard PedersenGerhard PedersenGerhard Sigvald Pedersen was a Danish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the bronze medal in the welterweight class after winning the third place fight against Roger Tritz.-External links:...
(1912–1987), Danish boxer - Gro Pedersen ClaussenGro Pedersen ClaussenGro Pedersen Claussen Norwegian graphic designer at the earthenware factory Stavangerflint AS in Stavanger, Norway, and textile designer at Sandvika Veveri, Bærum, Norway...
( 1941 - ) Norwegian graphic designer - Gunner Møller PedersenGunner Møller PedersenGunner Møller Pedersen is a Danish composer. Pedersen is best noted for composing the scores to nine of the films of Danish director Nils Malmros including Beauty and the Beast in 1983 and Pain of Love 1992...
(born 1943), Danish composer - Haakon PedersenHaakon PedersenHaakon Pedersen was a Norwegian speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and in the 1932 Winter Olympics.In 1928 he finished fifth in the 500 metres competition....
(1906–1991), Norwegian speed skater - Hans Eiler PedersenHans Eiler PedersenHans Eiler Pedersen was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Danish team, which won the silver medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event.-External links:*...
(1890–1971), Danish gymnast - Hans PedersenHans PedersenHans Pedersen was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1906, 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics....
(born 1887), Danish gymnast - Helga Pedersen (Denmark)Helga Pedersen (Denmark)Inger Helga Pedersen was a Danish Chief Justice and politician. She served as Justice Minister of Denmark from 1950 to 1953 and was a member of the liberal party, Venstre....
(1911–1980), Danish Chief Justice and politician - Helga Pedersen (Norway)Helga Pedersen (Norway)Helga Pedersen is the deputy leader for the Norwegian Labour Party.From April to October 2001, during the first cabinet Stoltenberg, she was appointed political advisor in the Ministry of Industry and Trade. In 2005, during the second cabinet Stoltenberg, she was appointed Minister of Fisheries...
(born 1973), Norwegian deputy leader for the Labour Party - Helmer PedersenHelmer PedersenHelmer Orlaf Leif Pedersen was an Olympic Gold medallist for New Zealand in yachting. With Earle Wells, Pedersen won the Flying Dutchman class at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Pedersen had previously been the reserve for the same class at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome...
(1930–1987), New Zealander Olympic Gold medallist in yachting - Henrik Bolberg PedersenHenrik Bolberg PedersenHenrik Bolberg Pedersen is a Danish trumpeter and flugelhorn player with the Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra.- Collaborations :Pedersen has also been credited as a session musician for notable artists including :...
(born 1960), Danish trumpeter and flugelhorn player with the Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra - Henrik PedersenHenrik PedersenHenrik Pedersen is a Danish footballer who currently plays as a striker for Silkeborg IF, having left Hull City by mutual consent for family reasons. He has played three games for the Danish national team.-Career:...
(born 1975), Danish professional football player - Herb PedersenHerb PedersenHerb Pedersen is an American musician, guitarist, banjo player, and singer-songwriter who has played a variety of musical styles over the past forty years including country, bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, folk, folk rock, country rock, and has worked with numerous musicians in many different...
(born 1944), American musician, guitarist, banjo player, and singer-songwriter - Hilde Gjermundshaug PedersenHilde Gjermundshaug PedersenHilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen is a Norwegian cross-country skier. Her first Olympic medal was a silver 4 × 5 km at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she took the bronze medal in the 10 km classical interval start event...
(born 1964), Norwegian cross-country skier - Holger PedersenHolger Pedersen (linguist)Holger Pedersen was a Danish linguist who made significant contributions to language science and wrote about 30 authoritative works concerning several languages....
(1867–1953), Danish linguist - Holger PedersenHolger Pedersen (astronomer)Holger Pedersen is a Danish astronomer at the European Southern Observatory. He specialises in gamma-ray bursts, meteorites and minor planets.Asteroids 9266 Holger and 3312 Pedersen are named after him.-References:...
(born 1946), Danish astronomer at the European Southern Observatory - Inger PedersenInger PedersenInger Pedersen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland in 1985, and was re-elected on one occasion...
(born 1936), Norwegian politician - Jørgen V. PedersenJørgen V. PedersenJørgen V. Pedersen is a retired Danish road bicycle racer, and as of 2007 sports director at Team CSC....
(born 1959), Danish road bicycle racer - Jacob PedersenJacob PedersenOle Jacob Pedersen was a Norwegian track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1912 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 400 metres competition. In the 800 metres event as well as in the 1500 metres competition he was eliminated in the first round.-External links:*...
(1889–1961), Norwegian track and field athlete - Jamie PedersenJamie PedersenJamie Pedersen is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Washington who has served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives since January 2007. During the 2009–10 biennium, he chairs the House Judiciary Committee.A Democrat, he was elected to the House from the reliably...
(born 1968), American lawyer and politician - Jan O. PedersenJan O. PedersenJan Osvald Pedersen is a former Speedway rider who became Speedway World Champion in 1991 after finishing runner-up in 1986 and in third place in 1988 behind fellow Danes Erik Gundersen and Hans Nielsen...
(born 1962), Danish Speedway rider - Jan Ove PedersenJan Ove PedersenJan Ove Pedersen is a Norwegian football coach and former player. He was manager of SC Bregenz in the Austrian Regional League, the third-highest division in Austrian football, until his sacking on 28 October 2007....
(born 1968), Norwegian football coach and former player - Johanne Samueline PedersenJohanne Samueline PedersenJohanne Samueline Pedersen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She was born in Innvik.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in 1945, and was re-elected on one occasion...
(1887–1961), Norwegian politician - Johannes PedersenJohannes PedersenJohannes Pedersen was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Danish team, which was able to win the silver medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event in 1920....
(1892–1982), Danish gymnast - Johannes Pederson (1883–1977), Danish theologian and linguist
- John Pedersen (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jonas PedersenJonas PedersenJonas Pedersen was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was born in Stavanger. He enrolled as a law student in 1889, and graduated as cand.jur. in 1893...
(1871–1953), Norwegian politician - Jostein PedersenJostein PedersenJostein Pedersen is a Norwegian musical journalist and reporter, television commentator and "music intelligencia". He was the Norwegian commentator to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994, and from 1996 to 2005. Since then he has covered the Song Contest on VG's web TV channel...
, Norwegian commentator and "music intelligencia - Katrine PedersenKatrine PedersenKatrine Pedersen is a Danish football midfielder. She plays for the Danish national team, of which she is currently the captain.-Club career:...
(born 1977), Danish football midfielder - Kenneth Møller PedersenKenneth Møller PedersenKenneth Møller Pedersen is a Danish professional football midfielder, who currently plays for Danish side FC Fredericia.-External links:*...
(born 1973), Danish professional football midfielder - Kjetil Ruthford PedersenKjetil Ruthford PedersenKjetil Ruthford Pedersen is an earlier Norwegian footballer playing for FK Mandalskameratene. He has played for FK Vigør, Odd Grenland, Molde FK, Skeid, IF Elfsborg, LASK Linz, Esbjerg fB, Sogndal and IK Start earlier.-External links:*...
(born 1973), Norwegian footballer - Laura PedersenLaura PedersenLaura Pedersen is an American author who often cites her developing years in Western New York in her writing. She attended public school in the Sweet Home Central District of Amherst, NY, starting with kindergarten at Maplemere Elementary School in 1969...
(born 1965), American author - Lena Pedersen (born 1940), Canadian politician and social worker from Nunavut
- Lene PedersenLene PedersenLene Pedersen is a Norwegian ski mountaineer.Pedersen was born in Bodø. She started ski mountaineering in 2006 and competed first in the same year...
(born 1977), Norwegian ski mountaineer - Lene Marlin PedersenLene MarlinLene Marlin is a Norwegian musician.-Playing My Game :Marlin made her Norwegian debut on 12 October 1998, with the single "Unforgivable Sinner", which proved to be a hit as it reached number one and kept that position for eight weeks...
(born 1980), Norwegian musician more commonly referred to as Lene Marlin - Louise Pedersen (model), (born 1981), Danish fashion model
- Marc PedersenMarc PedersenMarc Pedersen is a Danish professional football player, who currently plays for Vejle Boldklub in the Danish Superliga.In 2007 he went from the youth team in FC Midtjylland, where he was captain, to Vejle Boldklub. Here he was part of the successful team which was promoted to the best Danish...
(born 1989), Danish professional football player - Marcus PedersenMarcus PedersenMarcus Pedersen is a Norwegian football player who currently plays for Vitesse.-HamKam:He played in his first game for the senior side at the age of 14 in a friendly game. He was in the first team squad in 2007, but didn't play a game...
(born 1990), Norwegian football player - Martin Pedersen (cyclist)Martin Pedersen (cyclist)Martin Pedersen is a Danish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He rode with Team PH in 2004, and after a great 2005 season with many wins for the small, talent producing Team GLS, he signed his first professional contract with for the 2006 and 2007 seasons.- Wins...
(born 1983), Danish professional road bicycle racer - Martin Pedersen (footballer)Martin Pedersen (footballer)Martin Pedersen is a Danish professional football player who plays for Danish Second Division team FC Hjørring. He has played 28 games for the Danish under-21 national team, and was selected for the 2006 European Under-21 Championship....
(born 1983), Danish professional football player - Martin Pedersen (tennis)Martin Pedersen (tennis)Martin Pedersen is a former professional Danish tennis player. He played predominantly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in doubles and singles....
(born 1987), Danish professional tennis player - Merete PedersenMerete PedersenMerete Pedersen is a Danish football midfielder. She currently plays for OB Odense and the Danish national team.-References:*...
(born 1973), Danish football midfielder - Mia Bak PedersenMia Bak PedersenMia Bak Pedersen is a Danish football defender who has played for the Danish national team. In the 2007 and 2008 seasons she played in Norway for Asker SK...
(born 1980), Danish football defender - Michael PedersenMichael PedersenMichael Pedersen was born on March 1, 1986 and is a cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. He has played List A cricket for Denmark since 2005, having previously lined up for the Under-19s. During 2006 and 2007 he has also played for Marylebone Cricket Club Young...
, (born 1986), Danish cricketer - Mikael PedersenMikael PedersenMikael Pedersen was a Danish inventor much associated with the English town of Dursley. He is chiefly known today for the highly distinctive Pedersen bicycle...
(1855–1929), Danish inventor associated with the English town of Dursley - Monica PedersenMonica PedersenMonica Pedersen is a designer on the show "Designed to Sell". She is the host of HGTV's 2009 Dream Home tour television special.-External links:*...
, American designer on the show "Designed to Sell" - Monika PedersenMonika PedersenMonika Pedersen is a Danish singer of the band Sinphonia and former vocalist of the Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia, replacing Henriette Bordvik...
, Danish singer of the band Sinphonia - Morten Gamst PedersenMorten Gamst PedersenMorten Gamst Pedersen is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers and the Norway national football team.-Tromsø IL:...
(born 1981), Norwegian football player who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers - Morten PedersenMorten PedersenMorten Pedersen is a former Norwegian soccer player, who played as defender. He is currently the head coach of Tromsdalen UIL in the Norwegian Adeccoliga...
(born 1972), Norwegian soccer player, who played as defender - Nicki PedersenNicki PedersenNicki Pedersen is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider. He has won the World Championship in 2003, 2007 and 2008 and was a World Cup winner with Denmark in 2006 and 2008. His brother, Ronni Pedersen, has also ridden in the Speedway Grand Prix and World Cup.-Domestic teams:Pedersen began speedway...
(born 1977), Danish motorcycle speedway rider - Nicklas PedersenNicklas PedersenNicklas Pedersen is a Danish professional football striker, who currently plays for Dutch Eredivisie side FC Groningen....
(born 1987), Danish professional football striker - Niels-Henning Ørsted PedersenNiels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen- Discography :* My Name Is Albert Ayler 1963 * Kirk in Copenhagen 1963 * Ben Webster in Denmark 1965-1971 Live at Danish Radio studios, Jazzhus Montmartre and Odd Fellow Palæet - Universal Music Denmark*One Flight Up 1964 *Sunday Walk 1969 - Discography :* My Name Is Albert Ayler 1963 (with...
(1946–2005), Danish jazz bassist - Poul Lars Høgh PedersenLars HøghPoul Lars Høgh Pedersen is a Danish former football player, who played his entire career as a goalkeeper for Odense BK. He won three Danish football championships and three Danish Cup trophies with OB, and won the Danish Best Goalkeeper of the Year award five times...
(born 1959), Danish football goalkeeper - Odd Kvaal PedersenOdd Kvaal PedersenOdd Kvaal Pedersen was a Norwegian journalist, author and translator.He spent the better part of his career as cultural editor of Stavanger Aftenblad...
(1935–1990), Norwegian journalist, author and translator - Olaf PedersenOlaf PedersenJens Olaf Thorup Pedersen was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Danish team, which won the silver medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event.-External links:*...
(1884–1972), Danish gymnast - Oluf Pedersen (gymnast) (1878–1917), Danish gymnast
- Ove PedersenOve PedersenOve Pedersen is a Danish football manager and a former player, who managed FC Midtjylland and Esbjerg fB to bronze medals in the Danish Superliga. He was the manager of Danish club AGF until 31 December, on 1 January 2009 he returned as manager at Esbjerg fB, but resigned on 14 March 2011...
(born 1954), Danish football manager and a former player - Paul Pedersen (composer)Paul Pedersen (composer)Paul Richard Pedersen is a Canadian composer, arts administrator, and music educator. An associate of the Canadian Music Centre and a member of the Canadian League of Composers, he is particularly known for his works of electronic music; a number of which utilize various forms of multi-media...
(born 1935), Canadian composer - Paul Pedersen (gymnast) (1886–1948), Norwegian gymnast
- Peder Larsen PedersenPeder Larsen PedersenPeder Larsen Pedersen was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Danish team, which won the silver medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event.-External links:*...
(1880–1966), Danish gymnast - Peder Oluf PedersenPeder Oluf PedersenPeder Oluf Pedersen was a Danish engineer and physicist. He is notable for his work on electrotechnology and his cooperation with Valdemar Poulsen on the developmental work on the telegraphone and the Poulsen Arc Transmitter....
(1874–1941), Danish engineer and physicist - Peder Pedersen (disambiguation)
- Per Pedersen (cyclist)Per Pedersen (cyclist)Per Pedersen is a retired road bicycle racer from Denmark, who was a professional rider from 1986 to 1993. He competed in four Tours de France .Today he runs a bicycle shop near Herning, Denmark....
(born 1964), Danish retired road bicycle racer - Per Pedersen (footballer)Per Pedersen (footballer)Per Werner Pedersen is a Danish former football player, who played the majority of his career for Danish clubs Odense BK and Lyngby BK. Pedersen scored two goals in six games for the Danish national team between 1991 and 1997...
(born 1969), Danish former football (soccer) player - Peter Dorf PedersenPeter Dorf PedersenPeter Dorf Pedersen was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Danish team, which was able to win the silver medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event in 1920....
(1897–1967), Danish gymnast - Peter Pedersen (politician), (born 1954), Swedish Left Party politician
- Poul PedersenPoul PedersenPoul Pedersen is a Danish retired football player, who won a silver medal with the Denmark national football team at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He played his entire career as a forward for Aarhus club AIA, and was the first player to reach 50 caps for the Danish national team, scoring 17 national...
(born 1932), Danish retired football (soccer) player - Ralf PedersenRalf PedersenRalf Pedersen is a Danish professional football defender, who currently plays for the Danish 1st Division side Viborg FF. He is the current vice- captain of his team. Although not the fastest defender he is very experienced. 1...
(born 1973), Danish professional football defenderm - Randy PedersenRandy PedersenRandy Pedersen is a professional bowler and color analyst for ESPN's coverage of the PBA Tour. He works alongside play-by-play commentator Rob Stone. Pedersen grew up in Southern California, but relocated to Clermont, Florida in the early 1990s, where he has resided ever since...
(born 1962), American professional bowler and color analyst for ESPN - Ray Pedersen, American artist and graphic designer
- Red PedersenRed PedersenAsger Rye "Red" Pedersen, sometimes Asgar Rye Pederson, is a former territorial level politician. As a young man in 1953, he got a job in the Canadian Arctic with the Hudson's Bay Company at Cambridge Bay, Nunavut...
(born 1935), a former territorial level politician - Rolf Birger PedersenRolf Birger PedersenRolf Birger "Pesen" Pedersen was a Norwegian footballer and football coach. He grew up near Brann Stadion, and later became one of Brann's most legendary players...
(1939–2001), Norwegian footballer and football coach - Ronni PedersenRonni PedersenRonni Pedersen is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider who was a member of Denmark team at Speedway World Cups. His brother Nicki Ronni Pedersen (born 6 October 1974) is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider who was a member of Denmark team at Speedway World Cups. His brother Nicki Ronni Pedersen (born...
(born 1974), Danish motorcycle speedway rider - Rune PedersenRune PedersenRune Pedersen is a former football referee, representing SK Sprint-Jeløy. He was regarded as the best match official in Norway during the 1990s, and won the Kniksen award for "Referee of the year" 10 times between 1990 and 2000. Only Roy Helge Olsen stood in the way of Pedersen winning the award...
(born 1963), Norwegian referee in the 1990s - Rune Pedersen (footballer)Rune Pedersen (footballer)Rune Pedersen is a Danish professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Lyngby Boldklub. He won two Danish Superliga championships with his first club F.C. Copenhagen, and has since played for Danish clubs Aarhus GF, Lyngby, and OB, as well as Italian club Modena F.C. and Nottingham Forest...
(born 1979), Danish professional footballer - Søren PedersenSøren PedersenSøren Pedersen is a Danish professional football defender, who currently plays for the Danish First Division team Randers FC. He is the captain of the team, and he is a highly valued member of the squad.-External links:...
(born 1978), Danish professional football defender - Share PedersenShare PedersenSharon "Share" Pedersen is a former bass player of the female hard rock band, Vixen....
(born 1963), American bass player of the female hard rock band, Vixen - Signe J. PedersenSigne J. PedersenSigne J. Pedersen is a Danish football midfielder. She currently plays for Brøndby.-References:*...
(born 1982), Danish football midfielder - Sigurd PedersenSigurd PedersenSigurd Pedersen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Espa.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Hedmark and Oppland counties in 1950, and was re-elected on two occasions...
(1893–1968), Norwegian politician - Simon Azoulay PedersenSimon Azoulay PedersenSimon Azoulay Pedersen is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a striker for Viva Kerala FC in the I-League. From 1998 to 2001, he played 22 games and scored five goals for Denmark in different age levels....
(born 1982), Danish professional football player - Snorre PedersenSnorre PedersenSnorre Pedersen is a Norwegian skeleton racer who competed from 1997 to 2005. He finished 14th in the men's skeleton event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City....
(born 1972), Norwegian skeleton racer who competed from 1997 to 2005 - Solveig PedersenSolveig PedersenSolveig Pedersen is a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed in the 1980s and 1990s. She won a 4 x 5 km silver medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville and finished 8th in the 5 km event at those same games.Pedersen also won a bronze in the 4 x 5 km at the 1991...
(born 1965), Norwegian cross country skier - Steinar PedersenSteinar PedersenSteinar Pedersen is a Norwegian football defender who currently plays for Lillestrøm. He is the son of Erik Ruthford Pedersen and brother of Kjetil Ruthford Pedersen. Pedersen is the first Norwegian to win the UEFA Champions League...
(born 1975), Norwegian football defender - Steinar Pedersen (politician)Steinar Pedersen (politician)Steinar Pedersen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Finnmark during the term 1993–1997. During the first cabinet Stoltenberg, Pedersen was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government...
(born 1947), Norwegian politician - Steve PedersenSteve PedersenSteve Pedersen is an American guitarist from Omaha, Nebraska.He left Cursive in 1998 to attend law school at Duke University in North Carolina. It was there he started the band The White Octave, which released two albums and appeared on a few samplers...
, American guitarist from Omaha, Nebraska - Susan Pedersen (historian)Susan Pedersen (historian)Susan Pedersen is a historian, and James P. Shenton Professor of the Core Curriculum at Columbia University. Pedersen focuses on 19th and 20th century British history, women's history, settler colonialism, and the history of international institutions.-Life:...
, American historian currently working at Columbia University - Susan Pedersen (swimmer)Susan Pedersen (swimmer)Susan Pedersen is an American swimmer and olympic champion. She competed at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, where she received a gold medal in 4 × 100 m medley relay, and also in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay...
(born 1953), American swimmer - Svein-Magne PedersenSvein-Magne PedersenSvein-Magne Pedersen is a Christian Evangelist and faith healer from Norway. His two organizations Jesus Heals Ministries and Norwegian MJL main activity is prayer for the sick on telephone to the office in Vennesla, Norway, or during healing services in Norway or abroad, where Svein-Magne prays...
(born 1948), Norwegian Christian Evangelist and faith healer - Terese PedersenTerese PedersenTerese Pedersen is a Norwegian handball goalkeeper. She currently plays for Byåsen HE in Norway.She started her club career in Larvik, and has also played for Runar, Sandar, Tertnes, and Randers HK....
(born 1980), Norwegian handball goalkeeper - Terje Moland PedersenTerje Moland PedersenTerje Moland Pedersen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.In 2005, when the second cabinet Stoltenberg took office, he was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Justice and the Police....
(born 1952), Norwegian politician - Terje PedersenTerje PedersenTerje Pedersen is a former Norwegian javelin thrower. He represented SK Vidar.At the 1960 Summer Olympics he progressed from the qualifying round, but did not start in the final. At the 1964 Summer Olympics he did not qualify for the final. He became Norwegian champion in the years 1960 and...
(born 1943), Norwegian javelin thrower - Thomas PedersenThomas PedersenThomas Pedersen is a Danish handballer, currently playing for Danish Handball League side Skjern Håndbold. He has previously played for league rivals GOG Svendborg and Nordsjælland Håndbold....
(born 1980), Danish handballer - Thor PedersenThor PedersenThor Pedersen is a Danish politician representing the Liberal party, Venstre. He was Finance Minister from 27 November 2001 to 23 November 2007 as part of the Cabinets of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I and II...
(born 1945), Danish politician - Thor Pedersen (rower)Thor Pedersen (rower)Thor Inge Oluf Pedersen was a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal in coxed eights at the 1948 Summer Olympics, as a member of the Norwegian team.-References:...
(1924–2008), Norwegian competition rower - Torben Mark Pedersen (born 1960), Danish economist and politician, founder of the political party Liberalisterne
- Tore PedersenTore PedersenTore Pedersen is a retired Norwegian international football defender, who played abroad for Wimbledon, St...
(born 1969), Norwegian international football defender - Torny PedersenTorny PedersenTorny Pedersen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland in 1997, and has been re-elected on two occasions....
(born 1946), Norwegian politician - Torsten Schack PedersenTorsten Schack PedersenTorsten Schack Pedersen is a Danish politician representing the liberal party Venstre. Since his re-election in the 2007 parliamentary elections, he has served as Venstre's spokesman on issues relating taxation, telecommunications and foodstuffs...
(born 1976), Danish politician - Trond PedersenTrond PedersenTrond Pedersen is a former fotball player and coach from Norway. For many years he played right back for Start and the Norwegian national team. In total he was capped 41 times, and participated in the sensational win against England in 1981.On club level Pedersen became league champion in 1978 og...
(born 1951), Norwegian former football player and coach - Trygve PedersenTrygve PedersenTrygve B. Pedersen was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Norwegian boat Stella, which won the bronze medal in the 6 metre class .-External links:*...
(1884–1967), Norwegian sailor - Vilhelm PedersenVilhelm PedersenThomas Vilhelm Pedersen was a Danish artist best known for being the first artist to illustrate the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen....
(1820–1859), Danish artist who illustrated the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen - Willy PedersenWilly Pedersen' is professor of , University of Oslo.Pedersen took his Ph.D degree in 1991, on the thesis Drugs in adolescent worlds. He was engaged as professor in sociology in 2001....
(born 1952), Norwegian sociologist
Pedersen as a middle or hyphenated name
- Birger Møller-PedersenBirger Møller-PedersenBirger Møller-Pedersen is a computer scientist and Professor at the University of Oslo, Department of Informatics. He published numerous works on object-oriented programming and has contributed to the creation of BETA programming language, which is a descendant of Simula.-Academic...
, Norwegian computer scientist and Professor at the University of Oslo - Gustav Natvig-PedersenGustav Natvig-PedersenGustav Natvig-Pedersen was a Norwegian philologist, educator and politician for the Labour Party. A school teacher and headmaster during his professional career, he served in Stavanger city council from 1922 to 1964 and three terms in the Norwegian Parliament; during one of these terms he was...
(1893–1965), Norwegian politician - Hans Pedersen HerrefosserHans Pedersen HerrefosserHans Pedersen Herrefosser was a Norwegian politician.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1842, representing the rural constituency of Smaalenenes Amt . He worked as a farmer. He sat through one term....
(born 1800), Norwegian politician - Jørgen Pedersen GramJørgen Pedersen GramJørgen Pedersen Gram was a Danish actuary and mathematician who was born in Nustrup, Duchy of Schleswig, Denmark and died in Copenhagen, Denmark....
(1850–1916), Danish actuary and mathematician - Johannes Pedersen DeichmannJohannes Pedersen DeichmannJohannes Pedersen Deichmann was a Norwegian politician.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1830, representing the constituency of Drammen. He worked as a shoemaker and farm owner in that city. He sat through only one term....
(born 1790), Norwegian politician - Karl Eirik Schjøtt-PedersenKarl Eirik Schjøtt-PedersenKarl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party, and was a parliamentary representative for Finnmark from 1985 to 2009. He served as Minister of Fisheries from 1996 to 1997 and Minister of Finance from 2000 to 2001 in the first cabinet Stoltenberg...
(born 1959), Norwegian politician - Knut Pedersen HamsunKnut HamsunKnut Hamsun was a Norwegian author, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. He was praised by King Haakon VII of Norway as Norway's soul....
(1859–1952), Norwegian author who received the Nobel Prize in Literature for 1920 - Maya Pedersen-BieriMaya Pedersen-BieriMaya Pedersen-Bieri is a Swiss skeleton racer who has competed since 1995. She won the gold medal in the women's skeleton event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin....
(born 1972), Swiss skeleton racer - Michael Pedersen FriisMichael Pedersen FriisMichael Pedersen Friis was Prime Minister of Denmark April 5, 1920 to May 5, 1920. His cabinet was called the Cabinet of M.P. Friis....
(1857–1944), Danish Prime Minister (April 5, 1920 to May 5, 1920) - Morten Pedersen PorsildMorten Pedersen Porsildright|thumb|200px|M. P. Porsild on his 80th birthday, September 1, 1952. Photo: Albert Schou jr.Morten Pedersen Porsild was a Danish botanist who lived and worked most of his adult life in Greenland. He participated in expeditions to Greenland in 1898 and 1902, together with the physiologist...
(1872–1956), Danish botanist who lived and worked in Greenland - Nils Pedersen IglandNils Pedersen IglandNils Pedersen Igland was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Herefoss municipality. In 1856 he married Åse Terjesdatter Helleland, and the couple had several children...
(1833–1898), Norwegian farmer and politician - Peder Johan Pedersen HolmeslandPeder Johan Pedersen HolmeslandPeder Johan Pedersen Holmesland was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was born in Holme in 1833 as the youngest brother of Søren Pedersen Jaabæk and Simon Pedersen Holmesland, who would both sit in the Norwegian Parliament...
(born 1833), Norwegian politician - Rasmus Pedersen ThuRasmus Pedersen ThuRasmus Pederson Thu was a Norwegian photographer noted for documenting life along the coast of Norway and among Norwegian Americans in the late 19th century. He worked for some time with Anders Beer Wilse and traveled to the United States several times....
(1864–1946), Norwegian photographer - Simon Pedersen HolmeslandSimon Pedersen HolmeslandSimon Pedersen Holmesland was a Norwegian politician.He was born Holme in 1823 as the younger brother of Søren Pedersen Jaabæk, who would sit in the Norwegian Parliament from 1845 to 1890...
(1823–1895), Norwegian politician - Ulla Pedersen Tørnæs (born 1962), Danish politician and former Minister for Development Cooperation of Denmark
Pedersen may also refer to
- Kohn Pedersen FoxKohn Pedersen FoxKohn Pedersen Fox Associates , an architectural firm responsible for several world-renowned buildings, provides architectural, interior and urban design as well as programming and master planning services for clients in both the public and private sectors...
Associates (KPF) is an international architectural design firm located in New York, London and Shanghai - .276 Pedersen.276 PedersenThe .276 Pedersen round was an experimental 7 mm cartridge developed for the U.S. Army and used in the Pedersen rifle and early versions of what would become the M1 Garand rifle.-Summary:...
, experimental 7 mm cartridge developed for the U.S. Army and used in the Pedersen rifle - 3312 Pedersen3312 Pedersen3312 Pedersen is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1984 by K. Augustesen at Brorfelde.- External links :*...
(1984 SN), Main-belt Asteroid discovered in 1984 - Pedersen bicyclePedersen bicycleThe Pedersen bicycle, also called the Dursley Pedersen bicycle is a bicycle that was developed by Danish inventor Mikael Pedersen and produced in the English town of Dursley. Though never hugely popular, they enjoy a devoted following and are still produced today...
, bicycle designed by Mikael PedersenMikael PedersenMikael Pedersen was a Danish inventor much associated with the English town of Dursley. He is chiefly known today for the highly distinctive Pedersen bicycle... - Pedersen DevicePedersen deviceThe Pedersen Device is an attachment developed during World War I for the M1903 Springfield rifle that allowed it to fire a short .30 Caliber intermediate cartridge in semi-automatic mode...
, attachment developed during World War I for the M1903 Springfield rifle that allowed it to fire a short 0.30 (7.62 mm) caliber intermediate cartridge in semi-automatic mode - Pedersen indexPedersen indexThe Pedersen index is a measure of electoral volatility in party systems. It was described by Mogens Pedersen in a paper published in 1979 entitled The Dynamics of European Party Systems: Changing Patterns of Electoral Volatility.-What the index means:...
, measure of electoral volatility in party systems - Pedersen riflePedersen rifleThe Pedersen Rifle, officially known in final form as the T1E3 rifle, was a United States semi-automatic rifle designed by John Pedersen that was made in small numbers for testing by the United States Army during the 1920s as part of a program to standardize and adopt a replacement for the M1903...
, United States semi-automatic rifle designed by John Pedersen - Pedersen's lawPedersen's lawPedersen's law, named after the Danish linguist Holger Pedersen, is a law of accentuation in Balto-Slavic languages which states that the stress was retracted from stressed medial syllables in paradigms with mobile accent....
, named after Danish linguist Holger Pedersen, is a Balto-Slavic accent law which states that the stress was retracted from stressed medial syllables in Balto-Slavic mobile paradigms - Robertson Stromberg Pedersen, law firm in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
See also
- Peterson (name)Peterson (name)Peterson is a common English language patronymic surname, meaning "son of Peter". There are over 700 variant spellings of the surname. The form Peterson may also have arisen from Danish Petersen with a change of spelling commonly applied by Danish immigrants to English-speaking countries. ...
- PetersenPetersenPetersen is a common Scandinavian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Peter". There are other spellings. Petersen may refer to:* Ted Petersen, American football player* Adolf Dahm-Petersen, Norwegian voice specialist...
- Pederson (disambiguation)
- Bjelke-PetersenBjelke-PetersenBjelke-Petersen is the name of an Australian family of both Danish and Swedish descent. The common ancestors of the Australian family is Georg Peter Bjelke-Petersen, a Danish farmer and master-builder, and his wife Caroline Vilhelmine . They came to Australia with their children in 1891. Born plain...