Famous People with Name Yeager

Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager: is a retired Brigadier-General in the United States Air Force and a noted test pilot. In 1947, he became the first pilot (at age 24) to travel faster than sound in level flight and ascent.His career began in World War II as a private in the U.S. Army Air Forces. After serving as an aircraft mechanic, in September, 1942 he entered enlisted pilot training and upon graduation was promoted to the rank of Flight Officer (WW 2 U.S. Army Air Forces rank equivalent to Warrant Officer) and became a P-51 Mustang fighter pilot. After the war he became a test pilot of many kinds of aircraft and rocket planes. Yeager was the first man to break the sound barrier on October 14, 1947, flying the experimental Bell X-1 at Mach 1 at an altitude of 13,700 m (45,000 ft). Although Scott Crossfield was the first man to fly faster than Mach 2 in 1953, Yeager shortly thereafter exceeded Mach 2.4. He later commanded fighter squadrons and wings in Germany and in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, and in recognition of the outstanding performance ratings of those units he then was promoted to Brigadier-General. Yeager's flying career spans more than sixty years and has taken him to every corner of the globe, even into the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War.

Bunny Yeager            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bunny Yeager: is an American photographer and former model.Born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. as Linnea Eleanor Yeager, Yeager began her career as a fashion model.[1] After retiring from modeling, she began her career behind the camera. Along with photographer Irving Klaw, Yeager played a role in helping to make Bettie Page famous. Yeager is also credited with discovering the model Lisa Winters.

Jeana Yeager            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jeana Yeager: is an aviatrix. She is most famous for co-piloting a non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world in the Rutan Voyager aircraft from 14 to 23 December 1986. The flight took 9 days, 3 minutes, and 44 seconds and covered 24,986 miles (40,211 km), more tha

Ken Yeager            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ken Yeager: is an American politician from California, currently serving on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, representing District 4. First elected to the board in 2006, he represents the cities of Campbell and Santa Clara, as well as west San Jose and th