Pederson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Peder".
People with the surname Pederson Barry Pederson, Canadian retired player from National Hockey League Denis Pederson, Canadian player with the Eisbaren Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey-Liga; former player National Hockey League Don Pederson, state senator, Nebraska Legislature Donald Pederson, American electrical engineer and one of the designers of SPICE Doug Pederson, American former football quarterback in the NFL Duane Pederson, coined the terms Jesus People and Jesus Movement Duane C. Pederson, bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Eli Pederson, Wisconsin state assemblyman Jim Pederson (American football), American football player Jim Pederson (businessman and politician), American businessman; was Chairman of the Arizona Democratic Party Joc Pederson, American baseball player Josh Pederson (born 1997), American football player Lane Pederson (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player Lena Pedersen (Pederson), Canadian politician, former member Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories Mark Pederson, Canadian former player, National Hockey League Martin Pederson, Canadian politician, former leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan Rachel Field, aka Rachel Lyman Field Pedersen, Newbery Medal–winning author Red Pedersen, aka Asgar Rye Pederson, Canadian politician, former Speaker of the Assembly, Northwest Territories Ron Pederson, Canadian comedian and actor Sally Pederson, former lieutenant governor, state of Iowa Steve Pederson, athletic director at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Steve Pederson, American sound engineer Stu Pederson, American retired player, Los Angeles Dodgers Tom Pederson, American former player, National Hockey League Tommy Pederson, American musician, composer, trombonist Vernon R. Pederson, former Justice on the North Dakota Supreme Court
Fictional characters Coach Pederson, played by David Paymer in The Sixth Man