Eagle (name) explained

Eagle is a given name and surname.

People

Native Americans

• Adam Fortunate Eagle (born 1929), Ojibwa activist
• Big Eagle (c. 1827–1906), Mdewakanton Sioux leader
• Don Eagle (1925–1966), Mohawk Native American professional wrestler
• Running Eagle, a female Piegan war chief
• Chief War Eagle (c. 1785–1851), a Santee Sioux leader
• Chief White Eagle (c. 1825–1914), Native American chief of the Ponca, politician, and civil rights leader
• William Weatherford (1780–1824), a Muscogee leader, also known as Red Eagle
• Eagle of Delight (died 1822), emissary of the Otoe tribe

Sports

• Ian Eagle, sports commentator
• Joshua Eagle (born 1973), Australian tennis player
• Robert Eagle (footballer), English footballer
• Trevor Eagle (1932–2000), New Zealand swimmer and businessman

Politicians

• Angela Eagle (born 1961), Labour Member of Parliament for Wallasey
• James Philip Eagle (1837–1904), Governor of Arkansas; husband of Mary Kavanaugh Eagle
• Maria Eagle (born 1961), British politician and solicitor
• Mary Kavanaugh Eagle (1854–1903), American activist, clubwoman and book editor; wife of James Philip Eagle
• Tim Eagle, Conservative member of the Scottish Parliament

Artists and musicians

• Acee Blue Eagle (1907–1959), Muscogee Creek artist
• Douglas Spotted Eagle, Native American flutist
• Eagle Pennell, American independent filmmaker
• Jay Red Eagle, Cherokee flutist
• Kathleen Eagle, American novelist
• Michael Eagle II, American rapper and comedian

Other

• Albert Eagle, English mathematician
• Charles K. Eagle, American businessman

Fictional characters

• Eddie Eagle, mascot of a National Rifle Association program teaching young children to avoid guns
• Emil Eagle, Disney character
• Sam Eagle, Muppet