Throughout the world, Peterson (Peterson 
, ピーターソン 
, Петерсон 
) is a common boy's forename. The first name Peterson is habitual in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Brazil, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Brazil, Philippines, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. More prevalently, Peterson is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Peterson | Australia, Canada, Brazil, United States, Kenya |
| ピーターソン | Japan |
| Петерсон | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Russia |
| פטרסון | Israel |
Peterson is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
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numa peterson film exhibitor, SE (b. 1837) |
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| peter peterson American politician – Minnesota -- "P.P., Peder" House 1862 (District 14), US (b. 1828) |
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| jans p. peterson politician (b. 1841) |
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| peter peterson American politician – Minnesota -- "P." House 1885-86 (District 7), US (b. 1846) |
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| peter peterson Scottish Sanskritist (b. 1847) |
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| peter p. peterson American politician, US (b. 1854) |
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| peter a. peterson American politician – Minnesota -- "P.A." House 1913-14 (District 9); House 1933-34 (District 6), US (b. 1864) |
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| mortimer peterson film producer, SE (b. 1867) |
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mendel l. peterson Pioneer in the field of underwater archeology, US (b. 1918) |
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peter g. peterson American businessman, investment banker, philanthropist, and author (1926-2018), US (b. 1926) |
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thage g. peterson Swedish politician, SE (b. 1933) |
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ray peterson American musician, US (b. 1939) |
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| allen peterson American politician, US (b. 1891) |
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harper peterson American politician, US (b. 1948) |
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| ray peterson American football player (1913-1999), US (b. 1913) |
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