How Famous Is Chuck Yeager?

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In Memoriam
1923β2020
Military Leader
Astronaut
Chuck Yeager is no longer ranked.
Fame by country
Most famous in Germany
Chuck Yeager was a United States Air Force officer and test pilot. He is renowned for being the first person to break the sound barrier in 1947. Yeager's career spanned over three wars, and he flew more than 360 different types of aircraft.