Yeager

Yeager is a relatively uncommon American surname, most likely a transcription of the common German surname "Jäger" (hunter) done by immigrants in order to have their name misspelled rather than mispronounced, as in Jagger.

Some notable people with this name are:

• Bunny Yeager, an American photographer and model
• Sam Yeager, a fictional character from Harry Turtledove's Worldwar series
• Charlotte E. Yeager, a fictional character from the anime/manga series Strike Witches
• Chuck Yeager, an American test pilot who was the first person to break the sound barrier
• Jeana Yeager, an American aviator
• Leland Yeager, an American economist
• Steve Yeager, an American major league baseball catcher
• William Yeager, best known for his development of the first multiple-protocol router software while working at Stanford University

It can also refer to:

• Yeager, Oklahoma
• Yeager (film), a 2003 film directed by John Moore