Yeager
Yeager is a relatively uncommon American surname, most likely a transcription of the common German surname "Jaeger/Jäger" (hunter). The spelling was changed to become phonetic because standard English does not utilize the umlaut. Notable people with the surname include:
- Albert F. Yeager, (1892-1961) American horticulturalist
- Biff Yeager, American actor
- Bunny Yeager (1929–2014), American photographer and model
- Chuck Yeager (1923–2020), American test pilot who was the first person to break the sound barrier
- Dan Yeager (born 1965), American actor, screenwriter, and director
- George Yeager (1874–1940), American baseball player
- James J. Yeager (1909–1971), American football player and coach
- Jeana Yeager (born 1952), American aviator
- Joe Yeager (1875–1937), American baseball player
- Ken Yeager (born 1952), American politician
- Laura Yeager, American Army general
- Leland Yeager (1924–2018), American economist
- Lewis Yeager (1878–1906), American football coach
- Mike Yeager (born 1977), American football coach
- Ralph Oscar Yeager (1892–1960), German-American architect
- Roy Yeager (born 1949), American musician
- Stephanie Yeager, American politician
- Steve Yeager (born 1948), American major league baseball catcher
- Steve Yeager (filmmaker) (born 1948), American film director
- William Yeager (born 1940), best known for his development of the first multiple-protocol router software while working at Stanford University
Fictional characters:
- Eren Yeager, main character of the manga and anime Attack on Titan, also spelled Jaeger in some translations
- Cade and Tessa Yeager, characters from Transformers: Age of Extinction
- Charlotte E. Yeager, character from the anime Strike Witches, based on Chuck Yeager as her ace archetype. Also known as "Shirley".
- Grisha Yeager from the manga and anime Attack on Titan
- Zeke Yeager from the manga and anime Attack on Titan
- Carla Yeager from the manga and anime Attack on Titan
See also[]
- Jagger (disambiguation)
- Jagr (disambiguation)
- Jäger (disambiguation)
- Yaeger
Categories:
- Surnames
- English-language surnames
- Americanized surnames