Pettersen
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Pettersen is a Norwegian patronymic
surname
which may refer to:
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"...
which may refer to:
- Bjarne PettersenBjarne PettersenBjarne Viktor Pettersen was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event.-External links:*...
(born 1891), Norwegian gymnast - Britt Pettersen (born 1961), Norwegian former cross country skier
- Egil PettersenEgil PettersenEgil Pettersen was a Norwegian philologist.He was born in Bergen and grew up in Fana. He took the cand.philol. degree in 1950, and was a lecturer at Stockholm University, teacher at Bergen Handelsgymnasium and Bergen Teachers' College...
(1922–2010), Norwegian philologist - Espen Bugge PettersenEspen Bugge PettersenEspen Bugge Pettersen is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Molde FK and the Norway national football team.-Career:...
(born 1980), Norwegian footballer - Georg PettersenGeorg PettersenGeorg Pettersen was a Norwegian politician.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1854 and 1857, representing the constituency of Sarpsborg. He worked as both stipendiary magistrate , chief of police and postmaster in that city. He served two terms.-References:...
(born 1803) Norwegian politician - Gunnar PettersenGunnar PettersenGunnar Atle Pettersen is a former Norwegian team handball player, and a former head coach of Norway national handball team....
(born 1955), Norwegian former team handball player - Hjalmar PettersenHjalmar PettersenHjalmar Marius Pettersen was a Norwegian librarian and bibliographer. He is best known for having edited the Bibliotheca Norvegica, a bibliography of Norwegian literature. He also edited many other bibliographies on Norwegian literature, and was decorated as a Commander of the Order of St...
(1856–1928), Norwegian librarian and bibliographer - Jakob Martin PettersenJakob Martin PettersenJakob Martin Pettersen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party and Minister of Transport and Communications 1952-1955....
(1899–1970), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party - Johannes Pettersen LøkkeJohannes Pettersen LøkkeJohannes Pettersen Løkke was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Kristiania.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Telemark and Aust-Agder counties in 1950, but was not re-elected in 1954...
(1895–1988), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party - Karin PettersenKarin PettersenKarin Pettersen is a Norwegian team handball player and Olympic medalist. She received silver medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul with the Norwegian national team, and at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona....
(born 1964), Norwegian team handball player - Karl Johan Pettersen VadøyKarl Johan Pettersen VadøyKarl Johan Pettersen Vadøy was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Sogn og Fjordane during the terms 1934–1936, 1937–1945 and 1945–1949.-References:...
(1878–1965), Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party - Knut Andreas Pettersen AgersborgKnut Andreas Pettersen AgersborgKnut Andreas Pettersen Agersborg was a Norwegian politician.He was born in Vefsn. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament during the term 1824–1826, representing the constituency of Nordlands Amt. He worked as a farmer, fisher, police sergeant and ship-owner there.He died...
(1765–1847), Norwegian politician - Kurt PettersénKurt PettersénKurt Arne Pettersén was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman bantamweight competition.-External links:*...
, Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics - Leif PettersenLeif PettersenLeif Pettersen was a former receiver who played eight seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats...
(1950–2008), Canadian Football League receiver - Marianne PettersenMarianne PettersenMarianne Iren Pettersen 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 of 18 matches. For the Norwegian national team, she debuted in 1994, scoring against Italy....
(born 1975), Norwegian footballer - Oddrunn Pettersen (1937–2002), Norwegian Minister of Administration and Consumer Affairs in 1989, and Minister of Fisheries 1990-1992
- Øystein PettersenØystein PettersenØystein "Sausage" Pettersen is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed since 2002. He has four World Cup podiums, his best finish being second in individual sprint events . He and Petter Northug won gold in the team sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada...
(born 1983), Norwegian cross country skier - Rasmus PettersenRasmus PettersenRasmus Kristen Pettersen was a Norwegian gymnast. He competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, where he won a gold medal as part of the Norwegian gymnastics team.-External links:*...
(1877–1957), Norwegian gymnast - Sigurd PettersenSigurd PettersenSigurd Pettersen is a Norwegian ski jumper . His greatest achievement is winning the Four Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Innsbruck and Bischofshofen in 2003....
(born 1980), Norwegian ski jumper - Steinar PettersenSteinar PettersenSteinar Pettersen is a former football and bandy international from Norway. He played for Strømsgodset IF from 1962 to 1975. 282 matches, scoring 234 goals in football, he played even more and scored likewise for the bandy team. He won 6 caps in football and 25 in bandy...
(born 1945), a Norwegian former football and bandy international - Suzann PettersenSuzann PettersenSuzann Pettersen is a Norwegian professional golfer. She plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Her career best world ranking is second. She has held that position at several times, most recently beginning 22 August 2011.-Amateur...
(born 1981), Norwegian professional golfer
See also
- Pettersen RidgePettersen RidgePettersen Ridge is a ridge extending north for 6 nautical miles from Sandho Heights in the Conrad Mountains of the Orvin Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Discovered and photographed by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39...
, a ridge extending 11 km north from Sandho Heights in the Conrad Mountains of the Orvin Mountains, Queen Maud Land