Hunter (family name)
Jäger , Jaeger or Jæger is one of the most common family names in Germany.
Name bearer
A.
- Abraham Jäger (around 1640 / 45–1714), German cabinet maker and mayor of Finsterwalde
- Adeline Jaeger (1809–1897), German painter
- Adolf Jäger (soccer player) (1889–1944), German soccer player
- Adolf Jäger (sculptor) (1895–1983), German sculptor and medalist
- Adolf Jäger (politician) (1906-1996), German politician (NSDAP)
- Adolf Hermann Jaeger (1832–1899), German politician, Lord Mayor of Elberfeld
- Adolf Otto Jäger (1920–2002), German psychologist
- Agnes Jäger (* 1975), German specialist in German and university lecturer
- Albert Jäger (1801-1891), Austrian historian
- Albert von Jäger (1814–1884), German government official
- Alfred Jäger (rower) (1873 / 1874–1960), German rower
- Alfred Jäger (physician) (1904–1988), Czech-German physiologist, ophthalmologist and university professor
- Alfred Jäger (theologian) (1941–2015), Swiss theologian
- André Jaeger (* 1947), Swiss chef and entrepreneur
- Andrea Jaeger (* 1965), American tennis player
- Andreas Jäger (philologist) (1660–1730), Swedish philologist and linguist
- Andreas Jäger (organ builder) (1704–1773), German organ builder
- Andreas Jäger (politician) , German politician (SPD), mayor of Eppelheim
- Andreas Jäger (translator) , German English scholar and translator
- Andreas Jäger (presenter) (* 1965), Austrian meteorologist and television presenter
- Anna Jäger (1862–1937), Austrian opera singer (soprano)
- Annabel Jäger (* 1994), German soccer player
- Annette Jäger (* 1937), German politician (SPD), Lord Mayor of Essen
- Anton Jäger (1779–1865), Austrian master builder
- Armin Jäger (politician) (* 1941), German politician (CDU)
- Armin Jäger (soccer player) (* 1962), German soccer goalkeeper
- August Jäger (author) (pseudonym August von Schlumb ; 1808–1848), German writer
- August Jäger (bryologist) (1842–1877), German pharmacist and bryologist
- August Jaeger (musician) (1860–1909), German-British musician and composer
- August Jäger (lawyer) (1887–1949), German lawyer
- Aurelie Jäger , married name of Aurelie Wilczek (around 1840 – after 1903), German singer and singing teacher
B.
- Barbara Jäger (painter) (* 1946), German painter
- Barbara Jäger (physicist) (* before 1980), Austrian physicist and university professor
- Barbara Jäger (cross-country skier) (* 1989), Swiss cross-country skier
- Benno Jäger (1926 / 1927–2007), German basketball official and referee
- Bernd Jäger (* 1951), German gymnast
- Bernhard Jäger (* 1935), German painter, graphic artist and sculptor
- Bernhard Jaeger-Böhm (* 1952), German singer (bass-baritone) and university professor
- Bert Jäger (1919–1998), German painter, photographer and writer
- Berthold Jäger (* 1948), German librarian and local researcher
- Bertram Jäger (* 1929), Austrian politician (ÖVP) and chamber functionary
- Brett Jaeger (* 1983), German-Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper
- Brigitte Jäger-Dabek (* 1952), German writer
C.
- Carl Jäger (painter) (1833–1887), German painter and etcher
- Carl Jäger (photographer) (1843–1904), German photographer
- Carl Jäger (architect) (1868–1961), German architect
- Carl Jaeger (manager) (1874–1932), German ironworker
- Carl August Jäger (1879–1952), German painter
- Carl Christian Friedrich von Jäger (1773-1828), German physician
- Carlo C. Jaeger (* 1947), German economist and climate researcher
- Carmen Alexandra Jäger (* 1993), German politician (CDU) and former national player in Quidditch
- Carsten Jaeger (* 1978), German filmmaker
- Christian Jäger (pharmacist) (1637–1719), German pharmacist
- Christian Jäger (legal scholar) (* 1965), German legal scholar
- Christian Jäger (cyclist) (* 1964), German cyclist
- Christian Friedrich von Jäger (1739–1808), German physician
- Christian Gottfried Jäger (1760–1852), German businessman and bank founder
- Christoph Jäger (* 1965), German philosopher
- Christopher Jäger (* 1985), Austrian football referee
- Claus Jäger (politician, 1931) (1931-2013), German politician (CDU)
- Claus Jäger (politician, 1943) (* 1943), German politician (FDP)
- Connor Jaeger (* 1991), American swimmer
- Cornelie Jäger (* 1967), German veterinarian and author
D.
- Dieter Jaeger (* 1945/1946), German biologist and university professor
- Dietmar Jäger (1962–2011), Austrian actor
- Dietrich Jäger (1928–2010), German Anglicist
- Dirk Jäger (* 1964), German oncologist
E.
- Eckehart Jäger (* 1934), German botanist, editor and university lecturer
- Edmund Jäger (politician) (1864–1935), Bohemian politician
- Edmund Jäger (actor) (* 1967), Austrian actor and theater director
- Eduard Jäger (politician) (1894–1970), German politician (CDU)
- Eduard Jäger von Jaxtthal (1818–1884), Austrian ophthalmologist
- Elfriede Jaeger (1899–1964), German politician
- Elisabeth Jaeger (deaconess) (1892–1969), German deaconess
- Elisabeth Jäger (local history researcher) (1912–2012), German archivist, chronicler and local history researcher
- Elisabeth Jäger (journalist) (1924–2019), Austrian-German journalist and anti-fascist
- Elsa Jäger (1871 – after 1898), German actress
- Emil Jäger (1882–1969), German engineer, school director and local researcher
- Emilie Jäger (1926–2011), Austrian-Swiss geologist
- Ernst Jäger (politician) (1847–1929), Austrian politician (CS)
- Ernst Jäger (musician, 1869) (1869–1942), Bohemian-Austrian musician and conductor
- Ernst Jaeger (lawyer) (1869–1944), German lawyer and university professor
- Ernst Jäger (architect) , German architect
- Ernst Jäger (journalist) (also Ernst Jaeger ; 1896–1975), German-American journalist and film critic
- Ernst Jäger (photographer) (1903–1998), German photographer
- Ernst Jäger (musician, 1913) (1913–1975), Czechoslovak-German jazz and entertainment musician
- Ernst Jäger (clergyman) (* 1943), Austrian clergyman, diocesan administrator of Innsbruck
- Ernst Gustav Jäger (1880–1954), German sculptor and painter
- Ernst Ludwig Jäger (1828–1916), German economist
- Eugen Jäger (1842–1926), German publisher and publicist
- Eva Maria Jäger (* 1967), German psychotherapist and professor of social work
F.
- Falk Jaeger (* 1950), German author, architecture critic and architecture historian
- Felix Jaeger (* 1997), German handball player
- Ferdinand Jäger (singer, 1839) (1839–1902), German theater actor, opera singer (tenor) and singing teacher
- Ferdinand von Jäger (1839–1916), German lawyer
- Ferdinand Jäger (singer, 1874) (1871–1954), German singer (baritone) and actor
- Frank Jæger (1926–1977), Danish writer
- Frans Maurits Jaeger (1877–1945), Dutch chemist
- Franz Jäger (architect, 1743) (1743–1809), Austrian architect
- Franz Jäger (architect, 1780) (1780–1839), Austrian architect and stonemason
- Franz Jäger (singer, 1796) (1796–1852), Austrian opera singer (tenor) and composer
- Franz Jäger (singer, 1821) (1821–1887), Austrian singer (tenor)
- Franz von Jaeger (1837-1919), Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal
- Franz Jäger (physician) (1867–1945), German general physician
- Franz Jaeger (economist) (* 1941), Swiss economist and politician
- Franz Jäger (art historian) (* 1961), German art historian
- Franz Anton Jäger (local history researcher) (1765–1835), German clergyman and local history researcher
- Franz Anton Jaeger (scholar) (1771–1818), Austrian physician, mathematician and physicist
- Frederick Jaeger (1928-2004), British actor
- Friedhelm Jaeger (* 1959), German veterinarian and university professor
- Friedrich Jäger (singer) (1871-1933), German singer
- Friedrich Jäger (politician, 1873) (1873–1955), German politician (NSDAP)
- Friedrich Jaeger (politician, 1946) (* 1946), German politician (SPD)
- Friedrich Jaeger (historian) (* 1956), German historian
- Friedrich Jäger von Jaxtthal (1784–1871), Austrian ophthalmologist
- Friedrich Gustav Jaeger (1895–1944), German resistance fighter
- Friedrich Wilhelm Jäger (physicist) (1914–2000), German astrophysicist and university professor
- Friedrich Wilhelm Johannes Jäger (1833–1888), German painter
- Fritz Jaeger (geographer) (1881–1966), German and Swiss geographer
- Fritz Jäger (sinologist) (1886–1957), German sinologist
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- Georg von Jäger (1778–1863), German educator
- Georg Jäger (poet) (1826–1904), German poet
- Georg Jäger (historian) (* 1943), Swiss cultural historian
- Georg Jäger (Germanist) (* 1940), German Germanist
- Georg Conrad Jäger (1817–1900), German politician of the Free City of Frankfurt
- Georg David Jäger (1712–1779), German syndic
- Georg Friedrich von Jaeger (1766–1840), Württemberg forest clerk
- Georg Friedrich von Jäger (1785–1866), German doctor and naturalist
- Gerd Jaeger (1927–2019), German sculptor and painter
- Gerd Jäger (engineer) (* 1941), German engineer and university professor
- Gerd Jäger (* 1961), German architect
- Gerhard Jäger (philologist) (1938–1993), German classical philologist
- Gerhard Jäger (ski racer) (* 1958), Austrian ski racer
- Gerhard Jäger (author) (1966–2018), Austrian journalist and writer
- Gerhard Jäger (Linguist) (* 1967), German linguist
- Gerhard Jäger (football player) (* 1990), German football player
- Gert Jäger (* 1935), German translation scholar
- Goetz Jaeger (* 1934), German dramaturge and author
- Gottfried Jäger (* 1937), German photographer
- Gotthilf Jaeger (1871 – around 1924 or 1933), German sculptor
- Gottlieb Jäger (1805–1891), Swiss politician and lawyer
- Gottlieb Friedrich Jäger (1783–1843), German Protestant clergyman, theologian and university professor
- Guido Jäger (* 1961), German double bass player and composer
- Gunnar Jaeger , German handball player
- Günter Jäger (chemist) (* 1933), German chemist and university professor
- Günter Jäger (* 1935), German soccer player
- Günther Jäger (1925–1989), German lawyer
- Gustav Jäger (painter) (1808–1871), German painter
- Gustav Jäger (writer) (1815–1875), Austrian alpinist, writer and entrepreneur, founder of the Austrian tourist club
- Gustav Jäger (zoologist) (1832–1917), German zoologist and physician
- Gustav Jäger (physicist) (1865–1938), Austrian physicist and university professor
- Gustav Jäger (painter, 1874) (1874–1957), German painter
- Gustav Jäger (type designer) (1925–2010), German type designer
- Gustav Maria Jäger (1835–1861), Austrian painter, etcher and lithographer
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- Hanns Jäger-Sunstenau (1911–2008), Austrian archivist and genealogist
- Hanns Ernst Jäger (1910–1973), Austrian actor
- Hans Jæger (1854–1910), Norwegian writer and anarchist
- Hans Jäger (graphic artist) (1887–1955), German painter and graphic artist
- Hans Jaeger (Germanist) (1898–1971), German Germanist, literary scholar and university professor
- Hans Jaeger (publicist) ( Hans Heinrich Ferdinand Jaeger ; 1899–1975), German-British politician (KPD) and writer
- Hans Jäger (dentist) (1929–2012), German dentist
- Hans Jäger , German radio manufacturer, see chord radio
- Hans-Dieter Jäger (* 1936), German diplomat
- Hans-Jürgen Jaeger (1931–2013), German lawyer, railway official and politician (FDP)
- Hans Ulrich Jäger-Werth (* 1936), Swiss pastor and theologian
- Hans-Wolf Jäger (* 1936), German specialist in German and university professor
- Harald Jäger (* 1943), German lieutenant colonel
- Hartmut Jaeger (* 1958), German teacher and author
- Hedwig Klemm-Jäger (1862–1943), German painter
- Heino Jaeger (1938–1997), German painter, poet and cabaret artist
- Heinrich Jaeger (District Administrator) (1816–1888), German administrative lawyer
- Heinrich Jaeger (entrepreneur) , German entrepreneur
- Heinrich Jäger (dentist) († 1943), German dentist and SS-Obersturmführer
- Heinrich Jäger (Manager) (1927–2010), German savings bank manager
- Heinrich Jäger (geographer) (1928–2019), German geography teacher
- Heinrich Jaeger (physicist) (* 1957), German-American physicist
- Heinz Jaeger (Insurance Director ) (1882–1946), German civil servant, head of the Munich City Insurance Office
- Heinz Jaeger (* 1924), German doctor and philatelist
- Helene Jäger (1917–2009), BDM leader and entrepreneur
- Helmut Jäger (1923–2017), German geographer
- Helmut Jäger (physicist) (* 1930 or 1931, died July 2018) Austrian physicist
- Henrik Jaeger (also Henrik Jäger ; * 1960), German sinologist and philosopher
- Henry Jaeger (1927–2000), German writer
- Herbert Jäger (* 1926), German soccer player
- Herbert Jäger (lawyer) (1928–2014), German lawyer
- Hermann Jäger (gardener) (1815–1890), German gardener and garden writer
- Hermann Jaeger (winemaker) (1844–1895?), Swiss-American winemaker
- Hermann Jäger (journalist) (1921–1993), German specialist journalist and author
- Hermann Jaeger (geologist) (1929–1992), German geologist and paleontologist
- Hermann Friedrich Jäger (1814–1861), German physician
- Horst Jäger (politician, 1926) (1926–1981), German politician (SPD)
- Horst Jäger (writer) (1928–2009), German writer
- Horst Jäger (politician, 1940) (* 1940), German politician (SED)
- Hubert Jäger (* 1959), German diplomat
- Hugo Jäger (1848 – after 1911), German cellist
- Hugo Jaeger (1900–1970), German photographer
I.
- Inge Jäger (* 1949), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
J
- Jacob Jaeger (1806–1880), German entrepreneur
- Jakob Jäger (1626–1673 / 1674), German goldsmith
- Jean-Jacques Jaeger (* 1944), French paleontologist
- Jean-Paul Jaeger (* 1944), French priest, Bishop of Arras
- Jennifer Jäger (* 1992), German author
- Jenny Jaeger (1909–1986), Russian juggler
- Jens Jäger (* 1977), Swiss politician (FDP), Cantonal Council (St. Gallen)
- Jiří Jaeger (around 1899–1975), Austrian-Czech explorer
- Joachim Jaeger (* 1935), German theologian
- Johann Jäger (1667–1706), Bavarian people's rebel
- Johann Jäger (politician) (* 1923), Austrian politician (ÖVP), member of the Tyrolean state parliament
- Johann Christian Jäger (1754–1822), German paper manufacturer, bookseller, publisher and cartographer
- Johann Christoph Jäger (1740–1816), German surgeon
- Johann-Georg Jaeger (* 1965), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
- Johann Gottfried Jäger (1733–1788), German surgeon
- Johann Hermann Jäger (1845–1920), German photographer and bookbinder
- Johann Lukas Jäger (1811–1874), German doctor, publicist, publisher and politician
- Johann Peter Jäger (1708–1790), German plasterer
- Johann Wilhelm Abraham Jäger (1718–1790), German officer, cartographer, publisher, bookseller and paper maker
- Johann Wolfgang Jäger (1647–1720), German theologian and university professor
- Johannes Jaeger (1897–1972), German agricultural scientist in poultry farming
- Johannes Jäger , actual name of Crotus Rubeanus (around 1480 – around 1545), German theologian
- Johannes Jäger (1932–2012), German political scientist
- Johannes Jäger (painter) (* 1930), German painter
- John Conrad Jaeger (1907–1979), Australian mathematician and geophysicist
- Jonathan Jäger (* 1978), French football player
- Jörg Jäger (* 1965), German politician (CDU)
- Jørgen Jæger (* 1946), Norwegian crime writer
- Josef Jäger (master builder) (1721–1793), Austrian master builder
- Josef Jäger (politician) (1852–1927), Swiss politician
- Joseph Joachim Jäger (1756–1804), German businessman and politician
- Julia Jäger (* 1970), German actress
- Jürgen Jäger (* 1946), German soccer player
- Julien Jäger (* 2001), German track cyclist
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- Karl Jäger (1888–1959), German SS standard leader
- Karl Jäger (painter) (1833–1887), German painter and etcher
- Karl Jäger (actor) (1871–1960), Austrian actor, educator and dialect poet
- Karl Jäger (soccer player) ( page 1900s), German soccer player
- Karl Jäger (politician) (1916–1989), German politician (SPD), member of the Berlin House of Representatives
- Karl Jäger , German radio entrepreneur, see chord radio
- Karl Bernhard Jäger (1825–1900), German lawyer and politician (NLP), member of the Reichstag
- Karl-Erich Jaeger (* 1954), German molecular biologist
- Karl Friedrich Jaeger (1794–1842), German pastor and local researcher
- Karl Wilhelm von Jäger (1686–1744), Prussian lieutenant colonel
- Karin Jäger (* 1961), German cross-country skier
- Ken Jäger (* 1998), Swiss ice hockey player
- Kevin Jäger (* 1995), German powerlifting fighter
- Kinan Jaeger (* 1966), German political scientist and geographer
- Klaus Jäger (* 1950), German rower
- Klaus-Dieter Jäger (1936–2019) German geologist and prehistorian
- Krafft Werner Jaeger (1919–2008), German officer and resistance fighter
- Kurt Jaeger (1909–1975), German numismatist
L.
- Lars Jaeger (* 1969), Swiss-German entrepreneur and author
- Laura Jäger (* 1995), German tennis player
- Lothar Jäger (* 1934), German physician
- Lorenz Jaeger (1892–1975), German clergyman, Archbishop of Paderborn
- Lorenz Jäger (* 1951), German sociologist and journalist
- Louis Jäger (1930–2018), Liechtenstein graphic artist, draftsman and caricaturist
- Ludwig Jäger (* 1943), German linguist
- Ludwig Jäger (double bass player) († 1948), German double bass player
- Ludwig Albert Jaeger (1834–1903), German businessman and politician, MdR
- Lukas Jäger (* 1994), Austrian soccer player
- Lukas Jaeger (* 1995), German volleyball player
- Lutz Jaeger (* 1944), German climatologist and university professor
M.
- Malte Jaeger (1911–1991), German actor
- Manfred Jäger (publicist) (* 1934), German publicist
- Manfred Jäger (painter) (1942–2009), German painter
- Manfred Jäger (motor sportsman) (* 1950), German enduro athlete
- Manfred Jäger (politician) (* 1965), German politician (CDU)
- Marc Jaeger (* 1954), Luxembourg lawyer and judge
- Marco Jäger (* 1981), German cyclist
- Margarete Jäger (* 1951), German linguist
- Marianne Jäger (politician) (* 1949), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
- Marianne Jäger (ski racer) (* 1955), Swiss ski racer
- Marianne Gusenbauer-Jäger (* 1956), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Markus Jäger (lawyer) (* 1966), German lawyer and judge at the Federal Court of Justice
- Markus Jäger (writer) (* 1976), Austrian author, songwriter and librarian
- Martin Jäger (politician) (* 1953), Swiss politician
- Martin Jäger (soccer player) (* 1960), Austrian soccer player
- Martin Jäger (diplomat) (* 1964), German political official
- Martin Jäger (cross-country skier) (* 1987), Swiss cross-country skier
- Matthias Jaeger (* 1937), German general staff doctor
- Max Jäger (politician, 1882) (1882–1959), German trade unionist and politician (SPD), Member of the Bundestag
- Max Jäger (politician, 1886) (1886–1955), German administrative officer and politician (CDU), Member of the State Baden-Württemberg
- Max Jaeger (* 1997), German handball player
- Maximilian Jaeger (1884–1958), Swiss diplomat
- Melanie Jaeger (* 1981), German pop singer
- Maximilian Jäger (* 2000), German disabled athlete
- Melanie Jäger-Waldau (* 1970), German church musician, choir director and organist
- Meta Jaeger (1867–1940), German actress
- Michael Jäger (physician, 1795) (1795–1838), German surgeon and university professor
- Michael Jäger (politician) (1876–1962), German politician (NSDAP), MdL Bavaria
- Michael Jäger (physician, 1935) (1935–1984), German orthopedist and university professor
- Michael Jäger (journalist) (* 1946), German journalist and publicist
- Michael Jäger (painter) (* 1956), German painter, photographer and installation artist
- Michael Jaeger (musician) (* 1976), Swiss jazz musician
- Michael Jäger (editor) (* 1958), Austrian editor and amateur astronomer
- Michael Jaeger (literary scholar) (* 1961), German literary scholar and philologist
- Michael Jäger (actor) (* 1966), German actor
- Mirjam Jäger , maiden name of Mirjam Fischer (* 1977), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Mirjam Jäger (freestyle skier) (* 1982), Swiss freestyle skier
- Monica Ursina Jäger (* 1974), Swiss artist
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- Nicole Jäger (* 1982), German cabaret artist, comedian and book author
O
- Olga Jäger (1880–1965), Austrian painter and art collector
- Oskar Jäger (1830–1910), German historian and educator
- Otto Jäger (Abbot) († 1385), German clergyman, Abbot of Ebrach
- Otto Jäger (politician, 1827) (1827-1892), German manufacturer and politician
- Otto Jäger (pedagogue) (1828–1912), German pedagogue and philosopher
- Otto Jaeger (lawyer) (1835–1902), German administrative lawyer in Prussia
- Otto Jäger (politician, 1882) (1882–1965), German politician (CDU)
- Otto Jäger (architect) (1910–2004), German architect
P
- Paul Jaeger (theologian) (1869–1963), German theologian
- Paul Jaeger (entrepreneur) (1870–1955), German paint manufacturer, company founder and non-fiction author
- Paul Lothar Jäger (1899–1981), German Anglicist and university professor
- Paul Jäger (painter) (1914–1978), German painter and draftsman
- Paul Jäger (architect) (1917–2008), German architect
- Paul Hans Jaeger (1886–1958), German politician (FDP)
- Peer Jäger (* 1943), German actor
- Peter Jäger (politician) (1807–1882), German politician, MdL Nassau
- Peter Jäger (revolutionary) (1826–1849), soldier and revolutionary from Baden
- Peter Jäger (arachnologist) (* 1968), German arachnologist
- Peter-Martin Lind Jaeger (* 1950), British botanist
- Philipp Jaeger (* 1994), German handball player
R.
- Raimund Jäger (1888–1914) German sculptor
- Ralf Jäger (* 1961), German politician (SPD)
- Ralf Martin Jäger (* 1963), German musicologist and university professor
- Reinhold S. Jäger (* 1946), German psychologist
- Renate Jaeger (* 1940), German judge
- Renate Jäger (* 1941), German politician (SPD)
- Richard Jaeger (Lieutenant Colonel) (1845–1899), Bavarian Lieutenant Colonel
- Richard Jaeger (1913–1998), German politician (CSU)
- Richard Jäger (* 1964/1965), German university professor for forensic biology
- Rita Jaeger (* 1935), German model
- Robert Jäger (1890–1915), Austrian geologist
- Robert Jaeger (1893–1987), German physicist and university professor
- Roland Jäger (* 1962), German management consultant and author
- Roland Jäger (historian) (* 1935), German historian and librarian
- Rolf Jäger (colloid researcher) (1905–1969), German colloid researcher and musicologist
- Rolf Jaeger (1937–2011), German handball player and coach
- Rolf Jäger (* 1949), German table tennis player
- Roman Jäger (1909–1944?), German lawyer and politician (NSDAP)
- Rudolf Jäger (singer) (1875-1948), German singer (tenor)
- Rudolf Jäger (architect) (1903–1978), German architect
- Rudolf Jäger (trade unionist) (1907–1974), German trade unionist, politician and diplomat
- Rupert Jäger (1809–1851), German teacher and philologist
S.
- Sabine Jaeger (* 1963), German voice actress and dialogue director
- Sam Jaeger (* 1977), American actor and filmmaker
- Sebastian Jäger (* 1981), German actor and model
- Siegfried Jäger (1937–2020), German social scientist and linguist
- Siegrun Jäger , German film editor
- Silke Jäger (* 1968), German volleyball player
- Simon Jäger (* 1972), German voice actor and director
- Simone Jaeger (* 1981), German actress
- Stefan Jäger (painter) (1877–1962), Romanian painter
- Stefan Jäger (director) (* 1970), Swiss director
- Stephan Jäger (* 1989), German golfer
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- Theodor Jäger (1887–?), Swiss banker
- Theodor Friedrich Jäger (1818–1887), German economist
- Theodor Johann Jaeger (1874–1943), Austrian architect and civil engineer
- Thomas Jaeger (1929–1980), German civil engineer
- Thomas Jäger (political scientist) (* 1960), German political scientist
- Thomas Jäger (racing driver, 1976) (* 1976), German automobile racing driver
- Thomas Jäger (racing driver, 1994) (* 1994), Austrian automobile racing driver
- Tilman Jäger (* 1961), German jazz pianist and university professor
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- Ulrich Jäger (* 1956), Austrian hematologist
- Uwe Jaeger (1941–2004), German biologist and anthropologist
- Uwe Jäger (* 1960), German business economist and university lecturer
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- Viktor August Jäger (1794–1864), German Protestant pastor, author and educator
- Viola Jäger (* 1970), German film producer
- Volker Jäger (* 1942), German chemist and university professor
- Volkmar Jaeger (1928–2019), German photographer
W.
- Walter Jäger (writer) (also Walther Jäger ; 1885–1962), German writer
- Walter Jäger (composer) (1901–1975), German composer of marching music from Thuringia
- Walter Jäger (chess player) (1913–1976), German chess player
- Walter Jäger (musician) (* 1926), German musician (bass, keyboard)
- Walter Jäger (politician) , Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Werner Jaeger (1888–1961), German philologist
- Werner Jäger (1913–2002), Austrian spatial planner
- Wieland Jäger (* 1944), German sociologist
- Wilhelm Jaeger (entrepreneur, 1718) (1718–1790), German cartographer, publisher and entrepreneur
- Wilhelm Jaeger (entrepreneur, 1800) (1800–1868), German entrepreneur
- Wilhelm Jaeger (writer) (1822-1892), German writer
- Wilhelm Jaeger (politician) (1887–1949), German entrepreneur and politician (DNVP, DKP-DRP)
- Wilhelm Jaeger (sculptor) (1888–1979), German sculptor
- Wilhelm Jäger (painter) (1888–1982), German painter and draftsman
- Wilhelm Jäger (dentist) , German dentist
- Wilhelm Jaeger (artist) (* 1941), Swiss artist
- Wilhelm Friedrich Jäger (1812–1834), German doctor and zoologist
- Wilhelm Ludwig Jaeger (1862–1937), German physicist
- Wilko Jäger (* 1939), German teacher, local historian, author and photographer
- Willi Jäger (* 1940), German mathematician
- Willigis Jäger (1925–2020), German Benedictine monk and Zen master
- Wolfgang Jäger (philologist) (1734–1795), German philologist and historian
- Wolfgang Jäger (painter) (1890–1975), German painter
- Wolfgang Jaeger (physician) (1917–1995), German ophthalmologist
- Wolfgang Jäger (journalist) (1920–2012), German journalist and university professor
- Wolfgang Jaeger (politician) (* 1935), German politician (CDU), Member of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Wolfgang Jaeger (cyclist) (* 1936), German cyclist
- Wolfgang Jäger (political scientist) (* 1940), German political scientist
- Wolfgang Jäger (athlete) (* 1947), German athlete
- Wolfgang Jäger (physicist) (* 1947), German physicist and university professor
- Wolfgang Jäger (economist) (* 1952), German business economist and university professor
- Wolfgang Jäger (musician) (1953–2007), German musician, bassist in the groups Grobschnitt and Extrabreit
- Wolfram Jäger (* 1951), German civil engineer and university professor
Fictional people
- Franz Jäger Berlin , fictional German safe manufacturer, see Olsen Gang #Egon Olsen and Jönssonligan #History and characters