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For other uses, see Pedersen (disambiguation).

Pedersen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈpʰe̝(ː)ðɐsn̩]) is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning "son of Peder". It is the fifth most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 3.4% of the population, and the sixth most common in Norway. It is of similar origin as the surname Petersen.

People with the surname include:

A

• Aaron Pedersen (born 1970), Australian actor
• 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 ice hockey player
• Alma Pedersen (born 2005), Danish rhythmic gymnast
• Anne Rygh Pedersen (born 1967), Norwegian politician

B

• 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 (born 1978), Danish speedway rider
• Blaine Pedersen, Canadian politician in Manitoba

C

• Carl Alfred Pedersen (1882–1960), Norwegian gymnast and triple jumper
• Carl Pedersen (gymnast) (1883–1971), Danish gymnast
• Carl Pedersen (rower) (1884–1968), Danish rower
• Carl-Henning Pedersen (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), American actor and film star
• Chris Pedersen (musician), Australian drummer
• Christian Pedersen (1889–1953), Danish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
• Christiern Pedersen (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

D

• Dag Erik Pedersen (born 1959), Norwegian road racing cyclist
• Dan Pedersen, US Navy captain considered the driving force behind the creation of the Fighter Tactics Instructor program (Topgun)
• David Pedersen (born 1986), Norwegian singer
• Dwite Pedersen (1941–2021), American politician
• Dynes Pedersen (1893–1960), Danish gymnast

E

• Eigil Pedersen (1917–1994), Danish chess player
• Elaine Pedersen (1936–2000), American long-distance runner
• Ellen Birgitte Pedersen (born 1955), Norwegian politician
• Erik Bue Pedersen (born 1952), Danish handball player
• Erik Pedersen (born 1967), Norwegian footballer

F

• Finn Pedersen (1925–2012), Danish rower

G

• George Pedersen (academic administrator) (born 1931), Canadian academic administrator
• Gerhard Pedersen (1912–1987), Danish boxer
• Gitte Pedersen (born 1979), Danish football player
• Gro Pedersen Claussen (born 1941) Norwegian graphic designer
• Gunner Møller Pedersen (born 1943), Danish composer

H

• Haakon Pedersen (1906–1991), Norwegian speed skater
• Hallgeir Pedersen (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 (born 1960), Danish trumpeter and flugelhorn player with the Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra
• Henrik Pedersen (footballer) (born 1975), Danish professional football player
• Herb Pedersen (born 1944), American musician, guitarist, banjo player, and singer-songwriter
• Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen (born 1964), Norwegian cross-country skier
• Holger Pedersen (astronomer) (born 1946), Danish astronomer
• Holger Pedersen (linguist) (1867–1953), Danish linguist

I

• Inger Pedersen (1936–2023), Norwegian politician
• Inger Stilling Pedersen (1929–2017), Danish politician

J

• Jacob Pedersen (1889–1961), Norwegian track and field athlete
• James Pedersen (1868–1944), American politician
• Jamie Pedersen (born 1968), American lawyer and politician
• Jan Pedersen (speedway rider) (born 1967), Danish speedway rider
• Jan O. Pedersen (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 (gymnast) (1892–1982), Danish gymnast
• Johannes Pedersen (theologian) (1883–1977), Danish theologian and linguist
• John Pedersen (disambiguation)
• Jonas Pedersen (1871–1953), Norwegian politician
• Jørgen V. Pedersen (born 1959), Danish road bicycle racer
• Jostein Pedersen, Norwegian commentator and "music intelligencia"

K

• Karl Pedersen (chess player) (born 1940), Danish chess player
• Karl Pedersen (footballer) (1907–1977), Norwegian footballer
• Karl Pedersen (wrestler) (1902–1988), Norwegian wrestler at the 1928 Olympics
• Katrine Pedersen (born 1977), Danish football midfielder
• Kayla Pedersen (born 1989), American basketball player
• Kenneth Møller Pedersen (born 1973), Danish professional football midfielder
• Kjetil Ruthford Pedersen (born 1973), Norwegian footballer
• Knud Pedersen (1925–2014), Danish resistance leader and leader of the Churchill Boys

L

• L. C. Pedersen, American politician
• Lasse Haugaard Pedersen (born 1995), Danish politician
• Laura Pedersen (born 1965), American author
• Lena Pedersen (born 1940), Canadian politician and social worker from Nunavut
• Lene Pedersen (born 1977), Norwegian ski mountaineer
• Lene Marlin Pedersen (born 1980), Norwegian musician more commonly referred to as Lene Marlin
• Lisa Brix Pedersen (born 1996), Danish discus thrower
• Lucas Lund Pedersen (born 2000)Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets, Danish footballer

M

• Mads Pedersen (disambiguation)
• Marc Pedersen (born 1989), Danish footballer
• Marcus Pedersen (born 1990), Norwegian footballer
• Marcus Holmgren Pedersen (born 2000), Norwegian footballer
• Martin Pedersen (cyclist) (born 1983), Danish road bicycle racer
• Martin Pedersen (footballer) (born 1983), Danish footballer
• Martin Pedersen (tennis) (born 1987), Danish professional tennis player
• Merete Pedersen (born 1973), Danish footballer
• Mette Pedersen (born 1973), Danish badminton player
• Mia Bak Pedersen (born 1980), Danish footballer
• Michael Pedersen, (born 1986), Danish cricketer
• Mikael Pedersen (1855–1929), Danish inventor associated with the English town of Dursley
• Mikkel Gaarde Pedersen (born 2008), Danish racing driver
• Mikkel O. Pedersen (born 1997), Danish racing driver
• Monica Pedersen, American designer on the show Designed to Sell
• Monika Pedersen, Danish singer of the band Sinphonia
• Morten Gamst Pedersen (born 1981), Norwegian footballer
• Morten Pedersen (born 1972), Norwegian former footballer

N

• Nancy Pedersen, American genetic epidemiologist
• Nicki Pedersen (born 1977), Danish motorcycle speedway rider
• Nicklas Pedersen (born 1987), Danish footballer
• Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (1946–2005), Danish jazz bassist

O

• Odd Kvaal Pedersen (1935–1990), Norwegian journalist, author and translator
• Olaf Pedersen (gymnast) (1884–1972), Danish gymnast
• Olaf Pedersen (1920–1997), Danish historian of science
• Oluf Pedersen (gymnast) (1878–1917), Danish gymnast
• Ove Pedersen (born 1954), Danish football manager and a former player

P

• Paul Pedersen (composer) (born 1935), Canadian composer
• Paul Pedersen (gymnast) (1886–1948), Norwegian gymnast
• Peder Larsen Pedersen (1880–1966), Danish gymnast
• Peder Oluf Pedersen (1874–1941), Danish engineer and physicist
• Peder Pedersen (disambiguation)
• Per Pedersen (cyclist) (born 1964), Danish retired road bicycle racer
• Per Pedersen (footballer) (born 1969), Danish former footballer
• Peter Dorf Pedersen (1897–1967), Danish gymnast
• Peter Pedersen (politician), (born 1954), Swedish politician
• Poul Pedersen (1932–2016), Danish retired footballer
• Poul Lars Høgh Pedersen (1959–2021), Danish football goalkeeper

R

• Ralf Pedersen (born 1973), Danish footballer
• Randy Pedersen (born 1962), American bowler and color analyst
• Ray Pedersen, American artist and graphic designer
• Red Pedersen (born 1935), Canadian politician
• Rolf Birger Pedersen (1939–2001), Norwegian footballer and football coach
• Ronni Pedersen (born 1974), Danish motorcycle speedway rider
• Rune Pedersen (footballer) (born 1979), Danish footballer
• Rune Pedersen (referee) (born 1963), Norwegian referee in the 1990s

S

• Søren Pedersen (born 1978), Danish footballer
• Sigurd Pedersen (1893–1968), Norwegian politician
• Simon Azoulay Pedersen (born 1982), Danish footballer
• Snorre Pedersen (born 1972), Norwegian skeleton racer
• Solveig Pedersen (born 1965), Norwegian cross country skier
• Steinar Pedersen (born 1975), Norwegian football defender
• Steinar Pedersen (politician) (born 1947), Norwegian politician
• Steve Pedersen, American guitarist
• Susan Pedersen (historian), American historian
• Susan Pedersen (swimmer) (born 1953), American swimmer
• Sverre Lunde Pedersen (born 1992), Norwegian speed skater

T

• Terese Pedersen (born 1980), Norwegian handball goalkeeper
• Terje Moland Pedersen (born 1952), Norwegian politician
• Terje Pedersen (born 1943), Norwegian javelin thrower
• Thomas Pedersen (disambiguation)
• Thor Pedersen (born 1945), Danish politician
• Thor Pedersen (rower) (1924–2008), Norwegian rower
• Torben Mark Pedersen (born 1960), Danish economist and politician, founder of the political party Liberalisterne
• Tore Pedersen (born 1969), Norwegian footballer
• 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

V

• Vilhelm Pedersen (1820–1859), Danish artist who illustrated the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen

W

• Walter E. Pedersen (1911–1998), American politician
• Willy Pedersen (born 1952), Norwegian sociologist

See also

• Pederson, surname
• Petersen, surname