Jäger (also Jager, Jaeger, or Jæger; ) is a common German surname. It comes from the German word for "hunter". Related surnames in other languages include De Jager, Jääger, Jágr, Yaeger and Yeager.
The surname may refer to:
In arts and entertainment Acting Frederick Jaeger (1928–2004), German-born actor Professor Jager, stage name of Scott Folsom, co-founder of the League of STEAM performance troupe Julia Jäger (born 1970), German actress
Fictional characters Eren Jaeger or Yeager, the main protagonist of the manga series Attack on Titan and its anime adaptation Erich Jager, UPEO SARF pilot and player's wingman in Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere Felix Jaeger, in the Gotrek and Felix series Frank Jaeger, better known as Gray Fox, in the Metal Gear series Grisha Yeager or Jaeger, the father of Eren and Zeke from manga series Attack on Titan and anime adaptation Gen. Radi Jaeger, a villain in the video game Valkyria Chronicles - see List of Valkyria Chronicles characters Zeke Yeager or Jaeger, the older brother of Eren Jaeger of the manga series Attack on Titan and anime adaptation
Music August Jaeger (1860–1909), English music publisher of German extraction, the "Nimrod" of Edward Elgar's composition Finne Jager, trance music DJ from the Netherlands Marike Jager (born 1979), singer, guitarist and composer from the Netherlands Robert E. Jager (born 1939), US composer Hanna Gillian Kristina Jäger (born 1998), known professionally as Yaeger (singer), Swedish singer
Visual arts Alex Jaeger, American art director and costume designer Gerrit de Jager (born 1954), Dutch comic-artist Gustav Jaeger (painter) (1808–1871), German painter Michael Jäger (artist) (born 1956), German artist Stefan Jäger (1877–1962), painter
Journalism and Writing Frank Jæger (1926–1977), Danish poet Hans Jæger (1854–1910), Norwegian writer, philosopher and political activist Lorenz Jäger (born 1951), German journalist
In government and politics Alvin Jaeger (born 1943), politician Friedrich Gustav Jaeger (1895–1944), resistance fighter in Nazi Germany and a member of the 20 July Plot Hans Jæger (1854–1910), Norwegian writer, philosopher and political activist Jan Kees de Jager (born 1969), IT entrepreneur and politician in the Netherlands Karl Jäger (1888–1959), Swiss-born Nazi leader, commander of the SD Einsatzkommando 3
Richard Jaeger (1913–1998), German politician
In religion Jacob de Jager (1923–2004), general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Lorenz Jaeger (1892–1975), German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church Maximilian Jaeger (1915–1999), Swiss Minister in Budapest from 1936 to 1944 Willigis Jäger (1925–2020), German Benedictine friar, mystic, and Zen master
In science and academia Edmund Jaeger (1887–1983), US biologist Eduard Jäger von Jaxtthal (1818–1884), Austrian ophthalmologist Eric Jager (born 1957), professor in the department of English at University of California, Los Angeles Frans Maurits Jaeger (1877–1945), Dutch chemist Gert Jäger (born 1935), German translation scholar and a specialist in the Polish and Czech languages Gustav Jäger (naturalist) (1832–1917), German naturalist and doctor Hermann Jaeger (1844–?), Swiss oenologist John Conrad Jaeger (1907–1979), Australian mathematical physicist. Margarete Jäger (born 1951), German linguist Marilyn Jager Adams (born 1948), researcher in the areas of cognition and education Peter Jäger, German arachnologist Werner Jaeger (1888–1961), German classicist
In sport Adolf Jäger (1889–1944), German amateur football (soccer) player Andrea Jaeger (born 1965), American tennis player and humanitarian Eric Jagers (born 1995), American baseball coach Gisela Jäger, German rower Henriette Jæger (born 2003), Norwegian athlete Jaromír Jágr (born 1972), Czech ice hockey player Jeff Jaeger (born 1964), former American football place-kicker Jens Jäger (born 1963), German wheelchair curler, 2010 Winter Paralympian Jonathan Jäger (born 1978), French-born German professional footballer Martin Jágr (born 1979), Czech rugby union player Maximilian Jäger (born 2000), German para-cyclist Peta Taylor (married name Mary Jaegar, 1912–1989), English cricketer Thomas Jäger (born 1976), German racing driver Tom Jager (born 1964), US freestyle swimmer Werner Jäger (born 1959), Austrian ice speed skater Evan Jager (born 1989), 3000m Steeplechase silver medalist in 2016 Rio Olympics
In other fields August Jäger (1887–1949), German official of the Nazi era Heinz Jaeger (1924–2025), German philatelist Nicolai Henrich Jæger (1780–1846), Norwegian lawyer Otto Jäger (1894–1917), German Austro-Hungarian soldier
See also Jagger (disambiguation)
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