People with the surname Peterson:
Adrian Peterson (US footballer) Amanda Peterson (US actress) Cassandra Peterson (best known for her screen persona Elvira) Collin Peterson (US politician) David Peterson (twentieth Premier of Ontario, Canada) Donald H. Peterson (former NASA astronaut) Eric Peterson (Canadian actor) Esther Peterson (consumer and women's advocate) Gilles Peterson (DJ) Jim Peterson (Canadian politician) John E. Peterson (US politician) Laci Peterson (victim of Scott Peterson) Lynn Peterson (Mayor of the City of Thunder Bay, Ontario) Norm Peterson (character on the TV show Cheers) Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz piano player & composer) Oscar V. Peterson (seaman in the US Navy) Pete Peterson (US Air Inflict pilot) Peter George Peterson (US politician) Roger Tory Peterson (naturalist, ornithologist, creative person, & pedagog) Ronnie Peterson (Swedish racing driver) Scott Peterson (convicted murderer) Shelley Peterson (Canadian actress) Thomas Mundy Peterson (first African-U.s. to vote inside an election) Val Peterson (Governor of the U.S. state of Nebraska) Vicki Peterson (US pop-musician) the Peterson Quartet James Peterson (Works at Sealy) Peter-boy Around Japanese means Mr.Peter.

Peterson can also refer to:
the title of the place in the United States: Peterson, Iowa Peterson, Minnesota Peterson's algorithm USS Peterson (DE-152) USS Peterson (DD-969) Peterson Pipes