Carl Peterson (born 1943) is a National Football League team president.
Carl Peterson may also refer to:
- Carl Peterson (Australian footballer) (born 1987), Australian rules footballer
- Carl Peterson (One Life to Live), character on the soap opera One Life to Live
- Carl Jerrold Peterson (1936–1969), U.S. Navy officer
- Carl Peterson (American football) (1897–1964), American football player
- C. Donald Peterson (1918–1987), American politician and jurist from Minnesota