Jäger (also Jager, Jaeger, or Jæger; ) is a common

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surname. It comes from the

word for "

hunter Hunting is the human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/hide (skin), hide, ...

". 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 Manfred Frederick Jaeger (9 May 1928 – 18 June 2004) was a German-born British film, television, theatre and radio character actor. Biography Jaeger was born in Berlin, Germany, but moved to England following Adolf Hitler's rise to power. He ...

(1928–2004), German-born actor *Professor Jager, stage name of Scott Folsom, co-founder of the

League of STEAM The League of S.T.E.A.M. (''Supernatural and Troublesome Ectoplasmic Apparition Management''), a.k.a. the "Steampunk Ghostbusters", is an American performance art troupe from Southern California popular in the steampunk community and specializing ...

performance troupe

Fictional characters

Eren Jaeger , named Eren Jaeger (Turkish: Eren, "Saint"; German: Jaeger/Jäger, "Hunter") in the subtitled and dubbed versions of the anime '' Attack on Titan'', is a fictional character and the protagonist of the '' Attack on Titan'' manga series create ...

, the main protagonist of the manga series ''

Attack on Titan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. It is set in a world where humanity is forced to live in cities surrounded by three enormous walls that protect them from gigantic man-eating humanoids referred to as ...

'' and its anime adaptation * Zeke Jaeger, the older brother of

of the manga series ''

'' and anime adaptation * Grisha Jaeger, the father of Eren and Zeke from manga series ''

'' and anime adaptation

Music

August Jaeger August Johannes Jaeger (18 March 1860 – 18 May 1909) was an Anglo-German music publisher, who developed a close friendship with the English composer Edward Elgar. He offered advice and help to Elgar and is immortalised in the ''Enigma Va ...

(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 Robert Edward Jager (born August 25, 1939) is an American composer, music theorist and a conductor. Life Jager was born in Binghamton, New York on August 25, 1939. From 1962 to 1965 he was arranger/composer for the US-Navy Armed Forces School o ...

(born 1939), US composer

Production

* Patrick Jager (born 1968), US television producer and executive

Visual arts

* Alex Jaeger, American art director and costume designer *

Gerrit de Jager Gerrit de Jager (born 1954, Amsterdam) is a Dutch cartoonist, creator of series such as ', ', ' and '. His career started in the early 1980s with Wim Stevenhagen under the pseudonym ''Prutspruts'' ("fiddle-fiddle"), which later changed to ''P ...

(born 1954), Dutch comic-artist * Gustav Jaeger (painter) (1808–1871), German painter * Michael Jäger (artist) (born 1956), German artist *

Stefan Jäger Stefan Jäger (May 28, 1877 in Cenei, Tschene/Torontál – March 16, 1962 in Jimbolia/Hatzfeld, Banat#Romanian Banat, Romanian Banat) was a Painting, painter known for his depiction of and deep identification with the Danube Swabian community to ...

(1877–1962), painter

Writing

Frank Jæger Frank Jæger (19 June 1926 - 4 July 1977) was a Danish writer most known for his poetry and radio plays. He received the Grand Prize of the Danish Academy in 1969. He also edited two volumes of ''Heretica'' magazine with Tage Skou-Hansen. Early li ...

(1926–1977), Danish poet * Hans Jæger (1854–1910), Norwegian writer, philosopher and political activist

In government and politics

Alvin Jaeger Alvin A. Jaeger (born December 10, 1943) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who had served as the Secretary of State of North Dakota from 1993 to 2023. Jaeger was elected to the office in 1992, and re-elected in 1996, 2 ...

(born 1943), politician * Friedrich Gustav Jaeger (1895–1944), resistance fighter in Nazi Germany and a member of the

20 July Plot On 20 July 1944, Claus von Stauffenberg and other conspirators attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler, Führer of Nazi Germany, inside his Wolf's Lair field headquarters near Rastenburg, East Prussia, now Kętrzyn, in present-day Poland. The ...

* 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 Karl Jäger (; 20 September 1888 – 22 June 1959) was a German mid-ranking official in the '' SS'' of Nazi Germany and ''Einsatzkommando'' leader who perpetrated acts of genocide during the Holocaust. Early life and career Jäger was born in Sch ...

(1888–1959), Swiss-born Nazi leader, commander of the SD Einsatzkommando 3 *

Richard Jaeger Richard Jaeger (16 February 1913 – 15 May 1998) was a German politician of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. Under Ludwig Erhard's second ministry, he was Minister of Justice (26 October 1965 – 1 December 1966). From 1933, Jaeger was a ...

(1913–1998), German politician

In religion

Jacob de Jager Jacob de Jager (16 January 1923 – 25 February 2004) was a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was the first Dutch person to serve as a general authority. De Jager was born in the Netherlands and ...

(1923–2004), general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints *

Lorenz Jaeger Lorenz Jaeger (23 September 1892 – 1 April 1975) was a German cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as Archbishop of Paderborn from 1941 to 1973, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1965. Biography Lorenz Jaeger was born in ...

(1892–1975), German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church * Maximilian Jaeger (1915–1999), Swiss Minister in Budapest from 1936 to 1944 *

Willigis Jäger Willigis Jäger (; 7 March 1925 – 20 March 2020) was a German Catholic priest and Benedictine monk. He was a Zen master who trained and taught in the Sanbo Kyodan tradition. Jäger founded a centre of Zen and contemplation at the Münsterschwar ...

(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 *

Gustav Jäger (naturalist) Gustav Jäger (June 23, 1832 – May 13, 1917) was a German naturalist and hygienist. Biography He was born at the historic Pfarrhaus in the village of Bürg, Neuenstadt am Kocher in Württemberg. After studying medicine at Tübingen, he beca ...

(1832–1917), German naturalist and doctor * Hermann Jaeger (1844–?), Swiss oenologist *

Marilyn Jager Adams Marilyn Jager Adams (born December 14, 1948) is a specialist in cognition and education. She holds the position of Visiting Scholar at Brown University. Biography Adams received a Ph.D. from Brown University in cognitive psychology and developme ...

(born 1948), researcher in the areas of cognition and education *

Peter Jäger Peter Jäger is a German people, German arachnologist, and current Head of Arachnology at the Naturmuseum Senckenberg, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum in Frankfurt, Germany. He has named several spiders after celebrities; ...

, German arachnologist *

Werner Jaeger Werner Wilhelm Jaeger (30 July 1888 – 19 October 1961) was a German-American classicist. Life Werner Wilhelm Jaeger was born in Lobberich, Rhenish Prussia in the German Empire. He attended school in Lobberich and at the Gymnasium Thomaeum in ...

(1888–1961), German classicist

In sport

Adolf Jäger Adolf Jäger (31 March 1889 – 21 November 1944) was a German amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Club career Jäger was born in a corner house in Eimsbüttel as the son of a shoemaker and began his career with th ...

(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 Gisela Jäger was a German rower who won three gold and one silver medals in the double sculls at the European championships of 1968–1971, together with Rita Schmidt. Nationally, she won all single scull titles between 1957 and 1965, as well ...

, German rower *

Jaromír Jágr Jaromír Jágr (; born 15 February 1972) is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger for and the owner of Rytíři Kladno of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins, ...

(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 *

Peta Taylor Mary Isabella "Peta" Taylor, married name Mary Jager, (11 July 1912 – 22 March 1989) was an English cricketer who played as a right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in seven Test matches for England England is a country that is part ...

(married name Mary Jaegar, 1912–1989), English cricketer *

Thomas Jäger Thomas Jäger (born 27 October 1976) is a German professional racing driver. Career Born in Chemnitz, Jäger competed in the Renault Eurocup, Renault Spider Trophy in 1997.http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/407/career/ Career statistics at Driver D ...

(born 1976), German racing driver *

Tom Jager Thomas Michael Jager (born October 6, 1964) is an American former competition swimmer. He is five-time Olympic gold medalist in relay events, a two-time World Championship individual gold medalist for the 50-meter freestyle, and a former world ...

(born 1964), US freestyle swimmer *

Werner Jäger Werner Jäger (born September 3, 1959) is a former ice speed skater from Austria, who represented his native country at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југос ...

(born 1959), Austrian ice speed skater *

Evan Jager Evan Reese Jager (born March 8, 1989) is an American Long-distance running, distance Running, runner. He won the silver medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics and a bronze at the 201 ...

(born 1989), 3000m Steeplechase silver medalist in 2016 Rio Olympics

In other fields

August Jäger August Friedrich Jäger (21 August 1887 – 17 June 1949) was a German official of the Nazi era. In the ''Reichsgau Wartheland'' (Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany), Jäger served as administrative chief to the regional leader Arthur Greiser. E ...

(21 August 1887 – 17 June 1949), German official of the Nazi era. * Jan Kees de Jager (born 1969), IT entrepreneur and politician in the Netherlands