Pettersson
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Pettersson is a common Swedish patronymic
surname
, meaning "son of Peter".
Pettersson 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"...
, meaning "son of Peter".
Pettersson may refer to:
- Albert PetterssonAlbert PetterssonErik Albert Pettersson was a Swedish weightlifter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was born in Örebro and died in Stockholm.In 1920 he won the bronze medal in the middleweight class....
, Swedish Olympic weightlifter - Allan PetterssonAllan PetterssonGustav Allan Pettersson was a Swedish composer. Today he is considered one of the most important Swedish composers of the 20th century...
, composer - Allan Rune PetterssonAllan Rune PetterssonAllan Rune Pettersson is a Swedish writer.After a varied career as producer of children's programmes on Swedish radio and later as inkeeper in Portugal, he became a freelance writer on his return to Sweden in 1965....
, writer - Birgitta PetterssonBirgitta PetterssonBirgitta Pettersson is a Swedish film actress. She was born in Uppsala, Sweden.-Selected filmography:* The Magician * The Virgin Spring * In the Presence of a Clown -External links:...
, film actor - Bjarne PetterssonBjarne PetterssonBjarne Pettersson is a former Danish football player.He most prominently played for Vanløse IF and Herfølge BK. He played 7 caps for the Denmark national football team and scored 3 goals....
, Danish football player - Carl PetterssonCarl PetterssonCarl Pettersson is a Swedish professional golfer.Pettersson was born in Gothenburg. His father was a Volvo executive who was transferred internationally, so Carl lived in England from ages ten to fourteen and spent his last two high school years at Grimsley High School in Greensboro, North...
, golfer - Christer PetterssonChrister PetterssonChrister Pettersson was a Swedish criminal who was a suspect in the 1986 assassination of Olof Palme, the Prime Minister of Sweden...
, suspected assassin - Erik Pettersson (bandy player), Swedish bandy player
- Erik Pettersson (weightlifter)Erik Pettersson (weightlifter)Erik Albert Pettersson was a Swedish weightlifter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was born in Nyköping and died in Stockholm.In 1920 he won the bronze medal in the light-heavyweight class....
, Swedish Olympic weightlifter - Erik Pettersson (cyclist), Swedish Olympic cyclist
- Fredrik PetterssonFredrik PetterssonJohn Fredrik Michael Pettersson is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger. During the 2010 season, Pettersson played for Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. He is officially listed as standing and weighing ....
, ice hockey player - Gert PetterssonGert PetterssonGert Pettersson is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1976, as a member of the Swedish winning team.-References:...
, orienteer - Göran PetterssonGöran PetterssonGöran Pettersson, born in 1960, is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He is a former officer of the Swedish army, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, and has been a member of the Riksdag since 2006.- External links :*...
, politician - Gösta PetterssonGösta PetterssonGösta Pettersson is a Swedish former professional road racing cyclist and three-time Olympic medalist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1971 Giro d'Italia...
, road racing cyclist - Ingvar PetterssonIngvar PetterssonIngvar Albin Henrik Pettersson was a Swedish athlete, who mainly competed in the 50 kilometre walk....
, athlete - Joel PetterssonJoel PetterssonJoel Pettersson was a painter and writer on the Åland Islands, Finland. He remained an obscure figure during his lifetime; most of his works were unpublished for decades after his death.-Biography:...
, painter and writer - Johan Pettersson (footballer)Johan Pettersson (footballer)Johan Pettersson is a Swedish footballer playing for Örebro SK.He has previously played for IF Vindhemspojkarna, IK Sirius and IF Brommapojkarna.-External links:*...
, football player - Jörgen Pettersson (footballer)Jörgen Pettersson (footballer)Jörgen Pettersson is a former football striker from Sweden who has played 27 international matches for the national team...
, football player - Jörgen Pettersson (ice hockey), ice hockey player
- Kim Pettersson, musician
- Kjell-Ronnie PetterssonKjell-Ronnie PetterssonKjell-Ronnie Pettersson is a retired Swedish ice hockey player.-References:...
, ice hockey player - Leif PetterssonLeif PetterssonLeif Pettersson, born in 1954, is a Swedish politician of the Social Democratic Party. He has been a member of the Riksdag since 2006.- External links :*...
, politician - Linus PetterssonLinus PetterssonLinus Pettersson is a Swedish Bandy player who currently plays for Sandvikens AIK as a defender. Linus was a member of the Sweden U19 squad in the 2005/06 season and played in the 2006 U19 World Championships....
, bandy player - Marina PetterssonMarina PetterssonMarina Pettersson, born 1955, is a Swedish social democratic politician who has been a member of the Riksdag since 1997.-External links:* at the Riksdag website...
, politician - Pelle Petterson Pelle Pettersson, Swedish yachtsman and yacht designer
- Per-Anders Pettersson, photojournalist
- Rolf PetterssonRolf PetterssonRolf Pettersson is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is four times Relay World Champion as a member of the Swedish winning team in 1972, 1974, 1976 and 1979, as well as having a silver medal from 1978. He obtained silver in the Individual World Championship in 1976.-References:...
, orienteer - Ronald PetterssonRonald PetterssonErik Ronald "Sura-Pelle" Pettersson was a Swedish ice hockey player. He played 252 international games for Sweden between 1955 and 1967, including thirteen World Championships and three Olympic Games. Between 1951 and 1967 Pettersson played for Surahammars IF, Södertälje SK and Västra Frölunda IF...
, ice hockey player - Ronney PetterssonRonney PetterssonRonney Pettersson is a former Swedish footballer.- Career :Pettersson made his debut in 1966 for Djurgårdens IF in Allsvenskan. He played as a goalkeeper and became champion with the team in 1966. He also made 17 appearances in the Sweden national football team and was a part of the squad in the...
, football player - Stefan Pettersson (footballer)Stefan Pettersson (footballer)Stefan Bengt Pettersson is a former Swedish footballer, who began his career in the Swedish Allsvenskan with the club IFK Norrköping, before leaving for IFK Göteborg during the 1984 season...
, football player - Stefan Pettersson (ice hockey), ice hockey player
- Sten PetterssonSten PetterssonSten C. L. Pettersson was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the 110 metre hurdles....
, athlete - Sven PetterssonSven PetterssonSven Pettersson is a Swedish ski jumper who competed in the 1950s. He finished fifth in the individual large hill at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.-External links:...
, ski jumper - Sven-Pelle PetterssonSven-Pelle PetterssonSven "Sven-Pelle" Pettersson was a Swedish swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics....
, swimmer and water polo player - Wivan PetterssonWivan PetterssonWivan Pettersson was a Swedish freestyle swimmer. She won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 m freestyle relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris along with Aina Berg, Gurli Ewerlund and Hjördis Töpel.-Clubs:*Eskilstuna SS...
, swimmer
See also
- PedersenPedersenPedersen , is a Danish patronymic surname, literally meaning "son of Peder". It is the fourth most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 3,4% of the population...
- 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...
- PetersonPeterson (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. ...
- PettersonPettersonPetterson is a surname that may refer to* Andy Petterson, Australian soccer player* Pelle Petterson, Swedish yachtsman and boat designer* Per Petterson, Norwegian novelist* Stefan Petterson, Swedish footballer...
- PeterssonPeterssonPetersson is a Swedish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Peter". There are alternate Danish, Dutch, English, German, and Norwegian spellings...