Yeager 923679 218622649 2008-06-11T13:28:21Z RussBot 279219 Robot-assisted fix [[WP:DPL|links to disambiguation page]] American '''Yeager''' is a relatively uncommon [[United States|American]] [[surname]], most likely a transcription of the common [[German family name etymology|German surname]] "[[Jäger]]" ([[hunter]]) done by immigrants in order to have their name rather misspelled (see also [[Jaeger]]) than mispronounced, as in [[Jagger]]. Some notable people with this name are: *[[Bunny Yeager]], an American photographer and model *[[Chuck Yeager]], an American test pilot who was the first person to break the sound barrier *[[Jeana Yeager]], an American aviator *[[Steve Yeager]], a major-league baseball player *[[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 (movie director)|John Moore]] {{hndis}} [[Category:German loanwords]] [[de:Yeager]]