| Hamlet Peterson | |
| Birth Date: | 6 April 1897 |
| Birth Place: | Scarville, Iowa, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1918–1922 |
| Player Team2: | Luther (IA) |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1925–1945 |
| Coach Team2: | Luther (IA) |
| Coach Sport3: | Basketball |
| Coach Years4: | 1922–1965 |
| Coach Team4: | Luther (IA) |
| Coach Sport5: | Baseball |
| Coach Years6: | 1967 |
| Coach Team6: | Luther (IA) |
| Overall Record: | 79–76–9 (football) 481–356 (basketball) 11–7 (baseball) |
| Championships: | Football 4 Iowa Conference (1932, 1935, 1938, 1941) |
Hamlet Edwin Peterson (April 6, 1897 – October 2, 1973) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa from 1925 to 1945.[1] Peterson was also the head basketball coach at Luther from 1922 to 1965 and the school's baseball coach in 1967.
Peterson died October 2, 1973, at a hospital Rochester, Minnesota following treatment for cancer.[2]