Peter or Pete Petersen may refer to:Peter Petersen (soccer), South African footballer Peter Christian Petersen (1791–1853), Norwegian naval officer Peter Petersen (1892–1964), Danish sports shooter Robert E. Petersen (1926–2007), American publisher, known as Pete Pete Petersen (politician), American politician Peter J. K. Petersen (1821–1896), Norwegian businessperson Peter Arnoldus Petersen (1851–1916), Norwegian businessperson Peter Petersen (1767–1850), Norwegian mining engineer, ironworks manager and politician Peter Petersen (musicologist), German musicologist Peter Petersen (actor) (1876–1956), German-born Austrian actor and theatre director