de Jager is an

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of Dutch origin, meaning "the hunter". It may refer to: de Jager: *

Bartholomeus de Jager Bartholomeus de Jager was a Dutch corsair active in the Caribbean in the 1650s. Campaign against the Portuguese (1655) In 1655, de Jager boarded and looted the Portuguese ship the ''Consciencia'', taking its cargo of sugar. In October, de Jager ...

(fl. 1650s), Dutch privateer * Benjamin de Jager (born 1980), South African rugby player in Italy * Benjamin (Bennie) de Jager (born 1985), South African guitarist for Straatligkinders and Moses Metro Man * Cor de Jager (1925–2001), Dutch army general and NATO Military Committee chairman * (1936–2003), South African sculptor * Dirk De Jager (born c. 1972), Air Transat pilot * Fanie de Jager (born 1949), South African singer * Geoffrey de Jager (born 1950), South African entrepreneur and philanthropist * Gerrit de Jager (born 1954), Dutch comic-artist * Gerrit de Jager (born 1986), South African Radio presenter, comedian and singer * (1634–1694), Dutch orientalist * Jacob de Jager (1923–2004), Dutch Mormon leader * Jan Kees de Jager (born 1969), Dutch IT entrepreneur and politician *

Jip de Jager Josephus Jacobus de Jager (December 9, 1912 – July 7, 2000) known as Jip de Jager, was a South African politician. He served as the mayor of Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa from 1973 to 1975 and again from 1978 to 1979. Outside of politics, ...

(1912–2000), South African Politician and advocate for German education * Johanna Dejager (born 1969), Canadian bodybuilder *

John-Laffnie de Jager John-Laffnie de Jager (born 17 March 1973) is a South African former tour professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, de Jager reached the semi-finals for three different grand slam tournaments three times in three different years part ...

(born 1973), South African tennis player * Jost de Jager (born 1965), German politician *

Kees de Jager Cornelis "Kees" de Jager (; 29 April 1921 – 27 May 2021) was a Dutch astronomer who specialized in predicting solar variation to assess the Sun's impact on future climate. He was the General Secretary of the IAU from 1967 to 1973 and former d ...

(1921–2021), Dutch astronomer * Lood de Jager (born 1992), South African rugby player *

Louis de Jager Louis de Jager (born 30 March 1987) is a professional golfer from South Africa playing on the Sunshine Tour. Early life and amateur career De Jager was born in Duiwelskloof, Northern Transvaal. He won the South African Amateur in 2007 in bot ...

(born 1987), South African golfer * Nick de Jager (born 1990), South African rugby player * Nikkie de Jager (born 1994), birth name of Dutch make-up artist and beauty vlogger NikkieTutorials * Penney de Jager (born 1948), Dutch dancer and choreographer * Peter de Jager (born 1955), South African born Canadian, best known as "the Paul Revere for the year-2000 computer crisis." (NYTimes) * Shaun de Jager (born 1991), South African sprinter * Stephanus Johannes de Jager (

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1984), South African arms smuggler de Jaeger: * Charles de Jaeger (1911–2000), Austrian-born cameraman for the BBC * Maria De Jaeger (1901–2011), Belgian supercentenarian

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