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surname, literally meaning "son of Peder". It is the fourth most common surname in
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, shared by about 3.4% of the population, and the sixth most common in Norway. It is of similar origin as the surname
Petersen Petersen is a common Danish patronymic surname, meaning ''"son of Peter"''. There are other spellings. Petersen may refer to: People In arts and entertainment * Adolf Dahm-Petersen, Norwegian voice specialist * Anja Petersen, German operatic ...
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Listing of people with the surname Pedersen

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Aaron Pedersen Aaron Pedersen is an Aboriginal Australian television and film actor. He is known for many film and television roles, in particular as Detective Jay Swan in the film '' Mystery Road'', its sequel '' Goldstone'', and spin-off television series. ...
(born 1970), Australian actor of Arrente/Arabana descent * Abdul Wahid Pedersen (born 1954), Danish Imam * Alexander Pedersen (1891–1955), Norwegian sprinter * Alex Pedersen (cyclist) (born 1966), Danish cyclist * Alf Pedersen (1904–1925), Norwegian boxer * Allen Pedersen (born 1965), Canadian retired professional ice hockey player *
Anne Rygh Pedersen Anne Rygh Pedersen (born 28 June 1967 in Larvik) is a Norwegian politician. She is a member of the Labour Party. She served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold during the term 2001–2005. Rygh ...
(born 1967), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party * Bente Pedersen (born 1961), Norwegian novelist * Bent-Ove Pedersen (born 1967), Norwegian tennis player * Bernard E. Pedersen, American politician * Bjarne Bent Rønne Pedersen (1935–1993), Danish musician, banjo player and singer *
Bjarne Pedersen Bjarne Aagaard Pedersen (born 12 July 1978 in Holstebro, Denmark)Oakes, P.(2006). ''Speedway Star Almanac''. is an international motorcycle speedway rider who has represented Denmark in the Speedway World Cup, winning it on two occasions: i ...
(born 1978), Danish speedway rider * Blaine Pedersen, Canadian politician in Manitoba *
Carl Alfred Pedersen Carl Alfred Pedersen (5 May 1882 – 25 June 1960) was a Norwegian gymnast and triple jumper who competed in the Summer Olympics in 1906, 1908 and 1912. At the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, he was a member of the Norwegian team, which wo ...
(1882–1960), Norwegian gymnast and triple jumper * Carl Pedersen (gymnast) (1883–1971), Danish gymnast * Carl Pedersen (rower) (1884–1968), Danish rower *
Carl-Henning Pedersen Carl-Henning Pedersen (23 September 1913 – 20 February 2007) 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 ...
(1913–2007), Danish painter * Carsten Pedersen (born 1977), Danish cricketer * Cato Zahl Pedersen (born 1959), Norwegian skier * Charles J. Pedersen (1904–1989), American organic chemist *
Chris Pedersen (actor) Chris Pedersen (born May 22, 1963) is an American musician, actor, and NASCAR racer. Pedersen was born in San Francisco and grew up in Southern California. He was the lead guitarist and wrote original material with the punk rock band The Dumps i ...
, American actor and film star *
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 Pedersen first played with Camper Van Beethoven members David ...
, Australian drummer * Christian Pedersen (1889–1953), Danish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics *
Christiern Pedersen Christiern Pedersen (c. 1480 – 16 January 1554) was a Danish canon, humanist Humanism is a philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential and agency of human beings. It considers human beings the starting ...
(1480–1554), Danish canon, humanist scholar, writer, printer and publisher * Christina Pedersen (handballer) (born 1982), Danish team handball goalkeeper * Christina Pedersen (referee) (born 1981), Norwegian football referee * Christopher S. Pedersen (born 1986), Norwegian baritone *
Dag Erik Pedersen Dag Erik Pedersen (born 6 June 1959) 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. He was a member of Birkenes ...
(born 1959), Norwegian road racing cyclist * Dan A. Pederson, USN, first officer-in-charge of the
United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program The United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program (SFTI program), more popularly known as Top Gun (stylized as TOPGUN), teaches fighter and strike tactics and techniques to selected naval aviators and naval flight officers, wh ...
known as Topgun * David Pedersen (born 1986), Norwegian singer * Dwite Pedersen (1941–2021), American politician * Dynes Pedersen (1893–1960), Danish gymnast * Eigil Pedersen (1917–1994), Danish chess player * Ellen Birgitte Pedersen (born 1955), Norwegian politician * Erik Bue Pedersen (born 1952), Danish handball player *
Erik Pedersen Erik Stensrud Pedersen (born 11 October 1967) 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. Playing career Pedersen played youth football ...
(born 1967), Norwegian footballer *
Finn Pedersen Finn Pedersen (30 July 1925 – 14 January 2012) was a Danish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was born in Roskilde Roskilde ( , ) is a city west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zeal ...
(1925–2012), Danish rower * George Pedersen (born 1931), Canadian academic administrator * Gerhard Pedersen (1912–1987), Danish boxer *
Gitte Pedersen Gitte Kousgaard Pedersen (born 22 January 1979) is a Danish international footballer, currently playing for B93/HIK/Skjold in the Elitedivisionen. While in a relationship with male footballer Thomas Gravesen, she previously played in Germany ...
(born 1979), Danish football player *
Gro Pedersen Claussen Gro Pedersen Claussen (born 1 October 1941) is a Norwegian graphic designer at the earthenware factory Stavangerflint AS in Stavanger, Norway, (1963–1967) and textile designer at Sandvika Veveri, Bærum, Norway (1977–2004). Her many designs ...
(born 1941) Norwegian graphic designer * Gunner Møller Pedersen (born 1943), Danish composer *
Haakon Pedersen Haakon Pedersen (9 October 1906 – 7 September 1991) was a Norway, Norwegian speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and in the 1932 Winter Olympics. In 1928 he finished fifth in the Speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics †...
(1906–1991), Norwegian speed skater *
Hallgeir Pedersen Hallgeir Pedersen (born 24 May 1973 in Tromsø, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz guitarist, well known for his Thorgeir Stubø, Wes Montgomery and Coltrane inspired bop guitar performances and recordings like ''West Coast Blues'' (2002) with his o ...
(born 1973), Norwegian jazz guitarist * Hans Eiler Pedersen (1890–1971), Danish gymnast * Hans Pedersen (1887–1943), Danish gymnast * Helga Pedersen (Denmark) (1911–1980), Danish Chief Justice and politician * Helga Pedersen (Norway) (born 1973), Norwegian deputy leader for the Labour Party * Helmer Pedersen (1930–1987), New Zealand Olympic Gold medallist in yachting *
Henrik Bolberg Pedersen Henrik Bolberg Pedersen (born 15 October 1960) 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 (but not limited ...
(born 1960), Danish trumpeter and flugelhorn player with the Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra * Henrik Pedersen (born 1975), Danish professional football player *
Herb Pedersen Herbert Joseph Pedersen (born April 27, 1944 in Berkeley, California) is an American musician, guitarist, banjo player, and singer-songwriter who has played a variety of musical styles over the past fifty years including country, bluegrass, p ...
(born 1944), American musician, guitarist, banjo player, and singer-songwriter * Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen (born 1964), Norwegian cross-country skier * Holger Pedersen (1867–1953), Danish linguist * Holger Pedersen (born 1946), Danish astronomer at the European Southern Observatory * Inger Pedersen (born 1936), Norwegian politician * Inger Stilling Pedersen (1929–2017), Danish politician * Jørgen V. Pedersen (born 1959), Danish road bicycle racer * Jacob Pedersen (1889–1961), Norwegian track and field athlete * James Pedersen (1868–1944), American politician * Jamie Pedersen (born 1968), American lawyer and politician *
Jan O. Pedersen Jan Osvald Pedersen (born 9 November 1962 in Middelfart, Denmark) 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 ...
(born 1962), Danish Speedway rider * Jan Ove Pedersen (born 1968), Norwegian football coach and former player * Johanne Samueline Pedersen (1887–1961), Norwegian politician * Johannes Pedersen (1892–1982), Danish gymnast * Johannes Pederson (1883–1977), Danish theologian and linguist * John Pedersen (disambiguation), multiple people * Jonas Pedersen (1871–1953), Norwegian politician *
Jostein Pedersen Jostein Pedersen (born 11 August 1959 in Dønna) 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 2006. Sinc ...
, Norwegian commentator and "music intelligencia" * Karl Pedersen (born 1940), Danish chess player *
Katrine Pedersen Katrine Søndergaard Pedersen (born 13 April 1977) is a retired Danish football midfielder. She has played for and captained Denmark, for whom she accrued a national record 210 caps. In 2015, she was appointed assistant coach to the Danish nat ...
(born 1977), Danish football midfielder * Kayla Pedersen (born 1989), American basketball player * Kenneth Møller Pedersen (born 1973), Danish professional football midfielder *
Kjetil Ruthford Pedersen Kjetil Ruthford Pedersen (born 22 May 1973) is a retired Norwegian footballer and later manager. He has played for FK Vigør, Odd Grenland, Molde FK, Skeid, IF Elfsborg, LASK Linz, Esbjerg fB, Sogndal, IK Start and FK Mandalskameratene. He is ...
(born 1973), Norwegian footballer * Knud Pederson (1925–2014), Danish resistance leader and leader of the Churchill Boys * L. C. Pedersen, American politician * Laura Pedersen (born 1965), American author *
Lena Pedersen Lena (Elizabeth Magdalena) Pedersen or Lena Pederson (born 1940, Greenland) is a politician and social worker from Nunavut, Canada. In 1959, she moved from Greenland to the Northwest Territories and lived in Coppermine (Kugluktuk), Pangnirtung an ...
(born 1940), Canadian politician and social worker from Nunavut *
Lene Pedersen Lene Pedersen (born 28 April 1977) is a Norwegian ski mountaineer. Pedersen was born in Bodø. She started ski mountaineering in 2006 and competed first in the same year. She lives in Elverum. Selected results * 2005: ** 1st, Norwegian Champi ...
(born 1977), Norwegian ski mountaineer * Lene Marlin Pedersen (born 1980), Norwegian musician more commonly referred to as Lene Marlin *
Mads Pedersen Mads Pedersen may refer to: * Mads Pedersen (canoeist) (born 1996), Danish canoeist * Mads Pedersen (cyclist) (born 1995), Danish cyclist * Mads Pedersen (footballer, born 1993), Danish footballer * Mads Valentin, Danish footballer * Mads Pedersen ...
(born 1995), Danish professional racing cyclist * Marc Pedersen (born 1989), Danish professional football player * Marcus Pedersen (born 1990), Norwegian football player * Martin Pedersen (cyclist) (born 1983), Danish professional road bicycle racer * Martin Pedersen (footballer) (born 1983), Danish professional football player * Martin Pedersen (tennis) (born 1987), Danish professional tennis player *
Merete Pedersen Merete Pedersen (born 30 June 1973) is a Danish former football striker who played for Vejle BK and Odense BK in the Elitedivisionen, TSV Siegen in the German Bundesliga and Torres CF in Italy's Serie A, taking part in the UEFA Women's Cup ...
(born 1973), Danish football midfielder *
Mette Pedersen Mette Viscovich (née Pedersen; born 30 September 1973) is a retired Danish badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common for ...
(born 1973), Danish badminton player * Mia Bak Pedersen (born 1980), Danish football defender * Michael Pedersen, (born 1986), Danish cricketer *
Mikael Pedersen Mikael Pedersen (25 October 1855 Fløng – 22 October 1929, Bispebjerg) was a Danish inventor much associated with the English town of Dursley. He is chiefly known today for the highly distinctive Pedersen bicycle. His story is one of r ...
(1855–1929), Danish inventor associated with the English town of Dursley * Monica Pedersen, American designer on the show "Designed to Sell" * Monika Pedersen, Danish singer of the band Sinphonia *
Morten Gamst Pedersen Morten Gamst Pedersen (born 8 September 1981) is a Norwegian professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Åsane. Pedersen began his career with Tromsø, then played for English side Blackburn Rovers between 2004 and 2013. He the ...
(born 1981), Norwegian football player who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers *
Morten Pedersen Morten Pedersen (born 12 April 1972) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as defender. He is the head coach of Tromsø under 21 side. Career Pedersen started his career playing for Storsteinnes IL, before going to the Danish club Brø ...
(born 1972), Norwegian soccer player, who played as defender * Nancy Pedersen, American genetic epidemiologist *
Nicki Pedersen Nicki Pedersen (born 2 April 1977) 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, 2008, 2012 and 2014. His brother, R ...
(born 1977), Danish motorcycle speedway rider * Nicklas Pedersen (born 1987), Danish professional football striker *
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (, 27 May 1946 – 19 April 2005), also known by his abbreviated nickname NHØP, was a Danish jazz double bassist. Biography Pedersen was born in Osted, near Roskilde, on the Danish island of Zealand, the son of ...
(1946–2005), Danish jazz bassist * Poul Lars Høgh Pedersen (1959–2021), Danish football goalkeeper * Odd Kvaal Pedersen (1935–1990), Norwegian journalist, author and translator * Olaf Pedersen (gymnast) (1884–1972), Danish gymnast *
Olaf Pedersen Olaf Pedersen (8 April 1920 – 3 December 1997) was a Danish historian of science who was "leading authority on astronomy in classical antiquity and the Latin middle ages."Michael Hoskin (October 1998Obituary: Olaf Pedersen Astronomy and Geophy ...
(1920–1997), Danish historian of science * Oluf Pedersen (gymnast) (1878–1917), Danish gymnast * Ove Pedersen (born 1954), Danish football manager and a former player *
Paul Pedersen (composer) Paul Richard Pedersen (born August 28, 1935) 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 elec ...
(born 1935), Canadian composer * Paul Pedersen (gymnast) (1886–1948), Norwegian gymnast *
Peder Larsen Pedersen Peder Larsen Pedersen (30 November 1880 – 20 January 1966) was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, De ...
(1880–1966), Danish gymnast *
Peder Oluf Pedersen Peder Oluf Pedersen (19 June 1874 – 30 August 1941) 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 Wire recorders, which he called ...
(1874–1941), Danish engineer and physicist * Peder Pedersen (disambiguation) *
Per Pedersen (cyclist) Per Pedersen (born 5 April 1964) is a retired road bicycle racer from Denmark, who was a professional rider from 1986 to 1993. He competed in four Tours de France (1989, 1991, 1992 and 1993). He also competed in the individual road race event at ...
(born 1964), Danish retired road bicycle racer * Per Pedersen (footballer) (born 1969), Danish former football (soccer) player * Peter Dorf Pedersen (1897–1967), Danish gymnast * Peter Pedersen (politician), (born 1954), Swedish Left Party politician * Poul Pedersen (1932–2016), Danish retired football (soccer) player * Ralf Pedersen (born 1973), Danish professional football defenderm * Randy Pedersen (born 1962), American professional bowler and color analyst for ESPN * Ray Pedersen, American artist and graphic designer * Red Pedersen (born 1935), former territorial level politician *
Rolf Birger Pedersen Rolf Birger "Pesen" Pedersen (23 September 1939 - 22 March 2001) was a Norwegian footballer and football coach. He grew up near Brann Stadion, and later became one of Brann's most legendary players. He was also capped 15 times for the Norway n ...
(1939–2001), Norwegian footballer and football coach *
Ronni Pedersen Ronni Pedersen (born 6 October 1974) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark. Career He was a member of Denmark team at Speedway World Cups. His brother Nicki (b. 1977) is speedway rider also who is a 3 time Individual Speedway Wor ...
(born 1974), Danish motorcycle speedway rider * Rune Pedersen (born 1963), Norwegian referee in the 1990s *
Rune Pedersen (footballer) Rune Pedersen (born 9 October 1979) is a Danish footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper. Pedersen has amassed a total 17 youth caps for Denmark under four different age groups, he is yet to earn a senior cap. Pedersen has won two Danish Superliga ch ...
(born 1979), Danish professional footballer * Søren Pedersen (born 1978), Danish professional football defender * Signe J. Pedersen (born 1982), Danish football midfielder * Sigurd Pedersen (1893–1968), Norwegian politician *
Simon Azoulay Pedersen Simon Azoulay Pedersen (born 14 December 1982) is a former Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * ...
(born 1982), Danish professional football player * Snorre Pedersen (born 1972), Norwegian skeleton racer who competed from 1997 to 2005 *
Solveig Pedersen Solveig Pedersen (born September 6, 1965) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed in the 1980s and 1990s. She won a 4 × 5 km relay silver medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville and finished eighth in the 5 km e ...
(born 1965), Norwegian cross country skier * Steinar Pedersen (born 1975), Norwegian football defender * Steinar Pedersen (politician) (born 1947), Norwegian politician * Steve Pedersen, American guitarist from Omaha, Nebraska * Susan Pedersen (historian), American historian currently working at Columbia University * Susan Pedersen (swimmer) (born 1953), American swimmer * Sverre Lunde Pedersen (born 1992), Norwegian speed skater * Terese Pedersen (born 1980), Norwegian handball goalkeeper * Terje Moland Pedersen (born 1952), Norwegian politician * Terje Pedersen (born 1943), Norwegian javelin thrower * Thomas Pedersen (disambiguation), several people * Thor Pedersen (born 1945), Danish politician * Thor Pedersen (rower) (1924–2008), Norwegian competition rower * Torben Mark Pedersen (born 1960), Danish economist and politician, founder of the political party Liberalisterne * Tore Pedersen (born 1969), Norwegian international football defender * Torny Pedersen (born 1946), Norwegian politician * Torsten Schack Pedersen (born 1976), Danish politician * Trond Pedersen (born 1951), Norwegian former football player and coach * Trond Jøran Pedersen (born 1958), Norwegian ski jumper * Trygve Pedersen (1884–1967), Norwegian sailor *
Vilhelm Pedersen Thomas Vilhelm Pedersen (28 January 1820 – 13 March 1859) was a Danish painter and illustrator who is known for his illustrations for fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen. He was the first artist to illustrate Andersen's works. His drawing ...
(1820–1859), Danish artist who illustrated the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen * Walter E. Pedersen (1911–1998), American politician * Willy Pedersen (born 1952), Norwegian sociologist


Pedersen as a middle or hyphenated name

* Birger Møller-Pedersen, Norwegian computer scientist and Professor at the University of Oslo * Gustav Natvig-Pedersen (1893–1965), Norwegian politician * Hans Pedersen Herrefosser (born 1800), Norwegian politician *
Jørgen Pedersen Gram Jørgen Pedersen Gram (27 June 1850 – 29 April 1916) was a Danish actuary and mathematician who was born in Nustrup, Duchy of Schleswig, Denmark and died in Copenhagen, Denmark. Important papers of his include ''On series expansions determi ...
(1850–1916), Danish actuary and mathematician * Johannes Pedersen Deichmann (born 1790), Norwegian politician * Karl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen (born 1959), Norwegian politician * Knut Pedersen Hamsun (1859–1952), Norwegian author who received the Nobel Prize in Literature for 1920 *
Maya Pedersen-Bieri Maya Pedersen-Bieri (born 27 November 1972 in Spiez) is a Swiss-Norwegian 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. She retired from the sport in 2010 b ...
(born 1972), Swiss skeleton racer *
Michael Pedersen Friis Michael Pedersen Friis (22 October 1857 – 24 April 1944) was a Danish civil servant who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 5 April 1920 to 5 May 1920. Biography M.P. Friis became cand.jur. from the University of Copenhagen in 1883. ...
(1857–1944), Danish Prime Minister (April 5, 1920 to May 5, 1920) * Morten Pedersen Porsild (1872–1956), Danish botanist who lived and worked in Greenland * Nils Pedersen Igland (1833–1898), Norwegian farmer and politician * Peder Johan Pedersen Holmesland (1833–1914), Norwegian politician * Rasmus Pedersen Thu (1864–1946), Norwegian photographer * Simon Pedersen Holmesland (1823–1895), Norwegian politician * Ulla Pedersen Tørnæs (born 1962), Danish politician and former Minister for Development Cooperation of Denmark


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Kohn Pedersen Fox Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) is an American architecture firm that provides architecture, interior, programming and master planning services for clients in both the public and private sectors. KPF is one of the largest architecture firms in ...
Associates (KPF) is an international architectural design firm located in New York, London and Shanghai *
.276 Pedersen The .276 Pedersen (7×51mm) round was an experimental 7 mm cartridge developed for the United States Army. It was used in the Pedersen rifle and early versions of what would become the M1 Garand. Summary Developed in 1923 in the United S ...
, experimental 7 mm cartridge developed for the U.S. Army and used in the Pedersen rifle * 3312 Pedersen (1984 SN), Main-belt Asteroid discovered in 1984 * Pedersen bicycle, bicycle designed by
Mikael Pedersen Mikael Pedersen (25 October 1855 Fløng – 22 October 1929, Bispebjerg) was a Danish inventor much associated with the English town of Dursley. He is chiefly known today for the highly distinctive Pedersen bicycle. His story is one of r ...
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Pedersen Device The Pedersen device was an experimental weapon attachment for the M1903 Springfield bolt action rifle that allowed it to fire a 7.62 mm caliber, .30 caliber (7.62 mm) pistol-type cartridge in semi-automatic rifle, semi-automatic mode.Military ...
, 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 index, measure of electoral volatility in party systems * Pedersen rifle, United States semi-automatic rifle designed by John Pedersen * Pedersen's law, 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 *''
Pedersen v. Office of Personnel Management ''Pedersen v. Office of Personnel Management'' is a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, Section 3, which defined the federal definition of marriage to be a union of a man and a woman, entirely excluding ...
'', United States lawsuit


See also

* Pederson, surname *
Petersen Petersen is a common Danish patronymic surname, meaning ''"son of Peter"''. There are other spellings. Petersen may refer to: People In arts and entertainment * Adolf Dahm-Petersen, Norwegian voice specialist * Anja Petersen, German operatic ...
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