Eager is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*
Allen Eager
Allen Eager (January 10, 1927 – April 13, 2003) was an American jazz tenor and alto saxophonist who also competed in auto racing and took part in LSD experiments.
Early life
Allen Eager was born in New York City on January 10, 1927. He grew up ...
(1927–2003), American jazz tenor saxophonist
*
Almeron Eager
Almeron Eager (March 14, 1838 – October 15, 1902) was an American farmer, merchant, and politician.
Born in Sangerfield, New York, Eager moved to Wisconsin, in 1854, and settled on a farm in the town of Union, Rock County, Wisconsin. In 1868, E ...
(1838-1902), American farmer, businessman, and politician
*
Ben Eager
Benjamin Arthur Eager (born January 22, 1984) is a Canadians, Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010.
Playing career
Eager was drafted in the first round, 23rd overall, by the A ...
(born 1984), Canadian professional ice hockey player
*
Brenda Lee Eager
Brenda Lee Eager (born August 8, 1947) is an American soul singer, songwriter and musical theatre performer who has written and performed several hits, including " Ain't Understanding Mellow", " Close to You", and " Somebody's Somebody".
Life and ...
(born 1947), American soul singer, songwriter and musical theatre performer
*
Clay Eager
Clay Eager (August 8, 1925 – March 7, 1995) was the stage name of Wilbur Clay Eagy Jr., a rockabilly and country music singer of the 1950s.
Biography
Eager was born in Lima, Ohio. He owned his own record label, Karl Records, in which he relea ...
(1925–1995), American rockabilly and country music singer
*
Edward Eager (1911–1964), American lyricist, playwright, and children's book author
*
Helen Eager
Helen Eager (born 27 September 1952, Sydney, Australia) is an Australian artist with an exhibition history of over 40 years. Her work 'Tango' was selected for the Inaugural Circular Quay Foyer Wall Commission at the Museum of Contemporary Art A ...
(born 1952), Australian painter and printmaker
*
Kenneth Eager
Kenneth Eager (2 January 1929 – 22 September 2013) was an English stone sculptor, and wood carver, who was part of The Guild of St Joseph and St Dominic founded by Eric Gill in Ditchling, Sussex. From 1945 Eager was an assistant to Joseph Cribb ...
(1929–2013), English sculptor
*
Mark Eager (born 1962), English-born conductor and trombonist
*
Samuel W. Eager
Samuel Watkins Eager (April 8, 1789 – December 23, 1860) was a U.S. representative from New York.
Born in Neelytown, New York, Eager attended Montgomery Academy in Montgomery, New York, and graduated from Princeton College in 1809.
He studie ...
(1789–1860), U.S. Representative from New York
*
Vince Eager
Vince Eager (born Roy Taylor, 4 June 1940, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England) is an English pop singer. He was widely promoted by impresario Larry Parnes, but later quarrelled with him over his commercialising of Eddie Cochran's tragic early dea ...
(born 1940), stage name of Roy Taylor, British pop singer
{{surname, Eager