Pettersen is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Arne Pettersen (1906–1981), Norwegian sailor *

Atle Pettersen Atle Pettersen (born September 5, 1989 in Skien) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter from Skien and lead singer of the band The Scheen.Axel Gunerius Pettersen (1925–2021), Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party * Axel Pettersen (1864–1928), Norwegian businessperson and politician * Bjarne Pettersen (1891–1983), Norwegian gymnast * Britt Pettersen (born 1961), Norwegian former cross country skier * Brittany Pettersen (born 1981), United States politician, elected to Congress in 2023 * Clarence Pettersen, Canadian politician, elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in 2011 * Egil Pettersen (1922–2010), Norwegian philologist * Erling Pettersen (born 1950), Norwegian lutheran bishop * Espen Bugge Pettersen (born 1980), Norwegian footballer * Georg Pettersen (1803–1879) Norwegian politician * Gunerius Pettersen (1826–1892) (1826–1892), Norwegian businessperson * Gunerius Pettersen (1857–1940) (1857–1940), Norwegian businessperson * Gunerius Pettersen (1921) (1921–2012), Norwegian businessperson * Gunnar Pettersen (born 1955), Norwegian former team handball player * Harald Pettersen (1869–1937), Norwegian businessperson and politician * Hjalmar Pettersen (1856–1928), Norwegian librarian and bibliographer * Jakob Martin Pettersen (1899–1970), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party * Johannes Pettersen Løkke (1895–1988), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party * Karin Pettersen (born 1964), Norwegian team handball player * Karl Johan Pettersen Vadøy (1878–1965), Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party * Knut Andreas Pettersen Agersborg (1765–1847), Norwegian politician *

Kurt Pettersén Kurt Arne Pettersén (21 June 1916 – 15 November 1957) was a bantamweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Sweden who won a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also know ...

, Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics *

Leif Pettersen Leif Pettersen (December 23, 1950 – July 30, 2008) was a receiver who played eight seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. After playing colleg ...

(1950–2008), Canadian Football League receiver *

Marianne Pettersen Marianne Iren Pettersen (born 12 April 1975 in Oslo) is a Norwegian footballer. She was a forward for the club Asker, whom she joined from Gjelleråsen after the 1996 season, and became the top scorer with 36 goals in the 1998 season o ...

(born 1975), Norwegian footballer *

Oddrunn Pettersen Oddrunn Kristine Helene Pettersen (5 March 1937 – 30 November 2002) was a Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an et ...

(1937–2002), Norwegian Minister of Administration and Consumer Affairs in 1989, Minister of Fisheries 1990–1992 * Øystein Pettersen (born 1983), Norwegian cross country skier *

Rasmus Pettersen Rasmus Kristen Pettersen (8 September 1877 – 24 May 1957) was a Norwegian gymnast. He competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated ...

(1877–1957), Norwegian gymnast *

Sigurd Pettersen Sigurd Pettersen (born 28 February 1980) is a Norwegian former ski jumper. His greatest achievement is winning the 2003–04 Four Hills Tournament, with wins in Oberstdorf, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Bischofshofen. Pettersen also won two bronze ...

(born 1980), Norwegian ski jumper * Steinar Pettersen (born 1945), Norwegian former football and bandy international * Suzann Pettersen (born 1981), Norwegian professional golfer

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