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:
Barbara Yeager (born 1958), American actress and dancerBiff Yeager, American actorBunny Yeager, American photographer and modelCarolyn Yeager, Holocaust denier connected to Bradley R. SmithChuck Yeager, American test pilot who was the first person to break the sound barrierGeorge Yeager (1874–1940), American baseball playerJames J. Yeager (c. 1908 – 1971), American football player and coachJeana Yeager, American aviatorJoe Yeager (1875–1937), American baseball playerKen Yeager (born 1952), American politicianLeland Yeager, American economistLewis Yeager (1878–1906), American football coachMike Yeager, American football coachRalph Oscar Yeager (1892–1960), German-American architectRoy Yeager (born 1949), American musicianSteve Yeager, American major league baseball catcherSteve Yeager (filmmaker) (born 1948), American film directorWilliam Yeager, best known for his development of the first multiple-protocol router software while working at Stanford UniversityFictional characters:
Cade and Tessa Yeager, characters of Transformers: Age of ExtinctionCharlotte E. Yeager, character of the anime Strike Witches, based on Chuck Yeager as her ace archetype. Also known as Shirly.Eren Yeager, character of the manga Attack on TitanHiram Yeager, character in the Dirk Pitt adventure novels