Petersson
Encyclopedia
Petersson is a Swedish
patronymic
surname
, meaning "son of Peter". There are alternate Danish, Dutch, English, German, and Norwegian spellings. People with the name Petersson may include:
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
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"...
, meaning "son of Peter". There are alternate Danish, Dutch, English, German, and Norwegian spellings. People with the name Petersson may include:
- Alexander PeterssonAlexander PeterssonAlexander Petersson is a Icelandic handball player of Latvian and Baltic German origin, who currently plays for the Iceland national handball team and Füchse Berlin in The Handball-Bundesliga.Alexander was voted the Icelandic sports person of the year 2010 by the Icelandic Sport Press...
, Latvian/Icelandic handball player - Alfred PeterssonAlfred PeterssonPer Alfred Petersson was a Swedish politician and minister for agriculture in several cabinets.Petersson was born into a well-to-do farmer's family in Söderåkra parish, Kalmar County, and took over the family farm...
(1860–1920), Swedish politician - André PeterssonAndré PeterssonAndré Petersson is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently contracted by Ottawa Senators in the NHL. He was selected by the Ottawa Senators in round 4, 109th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft....
, Swedish ice hockey player - Axel PeterssonAxel PeterssonAxel Petersson was a Swedish engineer who may be best known for helping Ole Herman Johannes Krag with a rifle design. The importance of his aid is best made clear by the fact that Ole H J Krag insisted on calling the finished rifle Krag-Petersson.-Source:...
, Swedish engineer - Axel Petersson DöderhultarnAxel Petersson DöderhultarnAxel Petersson Döderhultarn, formerly Axel Petersson, Woodcarver, was one of the recognized masters of wood carving, most famous for Scandinavian flat-plane style of woodcarving.-Early years:...
(1868–1925), Swedish Master woodcarver - Bo PeterssonBo PeterssonBo Petersson is a Swedish football manager and former football player.-Career:He played for Älvsjö AIK, Råsunda IS, Spårvägens FF, Vasalunds IF, AIK, IFK Östersund, Visby AIK and Danderyds SK....
, Swedish football manager and former football player - Göran PeterssonGöran PeterssonGöran Petersson, born 1942, is a Swedish lawyer, sailor and sports official.Petersson got his law degree from Lund University in 1967, and has been a lawyer since 1977. He works at Advokatfirman Vinge in Gothenburg....
, Swedish lawyer, sailor and sports official - Harald G. PeterssonHarald G. PeterssonHarald G. Petersson was a German screenwriter. He wrote for 36 films between 1934 and 1967.He was born in Weimar, Germany and died in Berlin, Germany.-Selected filmography:* The Door with Seven Locks...
(1904–1977), German screenwriter - Hans PeterssonHans PeterssonHans Petersson was a German mathematician. He introduced the Petersson inner product and is also known for the Ramanujan–Petersson conjecture.-References:...
(1902–1984), German mathematician - Håvard Vad Petersson, Norwegian curler
- Helene PeterssonHelene PeterssonHelene Petersson is a Swedish social democratic politician. She has been a member of the Riksdag since 2004.-External links:* at the Riksdag website...
, Swedish social democratic politician - Johan PeterssonJohan PeterssonPär Johan Petersson is a Swedish handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.He was born in Karlshamn....
, Swedish handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics1996 Summer OlympicsThe 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
and in the 2000 Summer Olympics2000 Summer OlympicsThe Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia... - Magnus PeterssonMagnus PeterssonMagnus Petersson is an archer from Sweden.He is an experienced Olympian, having won a silver medal in 1996. Petersson advanced to the semifinals in archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but was defeated there by Vic Wunderle. In the consolation bronze medal match, he again lost, this time to...
, Swedish archer - Rudolf PeterssonRudolf PeterssonRudolf Petersson was a Swedish comic creator and the father of one of the most popular Swedish comics of all time: 91:an.-External links:*...
(1896–1970), Swedish artist and creator of a popular Swedish comic - Tom PeterssonTom PeterssonTom Petersson is an American musician, best known as the bassist and sometime guitarist for the rock band Cheap Trick.-Career:...
, American bassist for the rock band Cheap Trick - Torkel PeterssonTorkel PeterssonTorkel Petersson is a Swedish actor born in Lund, Sweden, on August 19, 1969.-Selected filmography:*1999: Zero Tolerance *2000: Jalla! Jalla!*2002: Old Men in New Cars *2003: Kopps...
, Swedish actor - William PeterssonWilliam PeterssonReinhold William Eugen Petersson was a Swedish athlete who mainly competed in the men's long jump.He was born in Sandby, Öland....
(1895–1965), Swedish athlete