Namesakes
Olympic Medalists:
4 bronze, 1 silver
(bronze) Sten Pettersson 1924 110 m hurdles 
(bronze) Wivan Pettersson 1924 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Ingvar Pettersson 1964 50 km walk
(bronze) Josefin Pettersson 2002 ice hockey
(silver) Simon Pettersson 2020 discus throw