Chief may refer to:

Title or rank

Military and law enforcement

* Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force * Chief of police, the head of a police department * Chief of the boat, the senior enlisted sailor on a U.S. Navy submarine * Chief petty officer, a non-commissioned officer or equivalent in many navies *

Chief warrant officer Chief warrant officer is a military rank used by the United States Armed Forces, the Canadian Armed Forces, the Pakistan Air Force, the Israel Defense Forces, the South African National Defence Force, the Lebanese Armed Forces and, since 2012, th ...

, a military rank

Other titles

* Chief of the Name, head of a family or clan * Chief mate, or Chief officer, the highest senior officer in the deck department on a merchant vessel * Chief of staff, the leader of a complex organization *

Fire chief A fire chief or fire commissioner is a top executive rank or commanding officer in a fire department. Nomenclature Various official English-language titles for a fire chief include ''fire chief'', ''chief fire officer'' and ''fire commissioner' ...

, top rank in a fire department *

Scottish clan chief The Scottish Gaelic word means children. In early times, and possibly even today, Scottish clan members believed themselves to descend from a common ancestor, the founder of the clan, after whom the clan is named. The clan chief (''ceannard c ...

, the head of a Scottish clan *

Tribal chief A tribal chief or chieftain is the leader of a tribal society or chiefdom. Tribe The concept of tribe is a broadly applied concept, based on tribal concepts of societies of western Afroeurasia. Tribal societies are sometimes categorized a ...

, a leader of a tribal form of government * Chief, IRS-CI, the head and chief executive of U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation

Places

* Chief Mountain, Montana, United States *

Stawamus Chief The Stawamus Chief, officially Stawamus Chief Mountain (often referred to as simply The Chief, or less commonly Squamish Chief), is a granitic dome located adjacent to the town of Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. It towers over above the wa ...

or the Chief, a granite dome in British Columbia, Canada

People with the name or nickname

Athletes

* Chief Bender (1884–1954), American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher *

Sheldon "Chief" Bender Sheldon "Chief" Bender (November 25, 1919 – February 27, 2008) was an American player and manager in minor league baseball and a scout, scouting director and farm system director in Major League Baseball who spent 64 years in the game. Bender i ...

(1919–2008) American Major League scouting director and farm system director *

Big Chief Bonner William Smith "Big Chief" Bonner was a college football player and engineer. Auburn University Bonner was a prominent guard for Mike Donahue's Auburn Tigers of Auburn University. 1911 Bonner was captain and All-Southern in 1911. The 1911 team wen ...

, college football player and engineer * Chief Chouneau (1888–1946), American MLB pitcher and member of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior *

Peter Graham (fighter) Peter Graham (born 5 August 1975) is an Australian karateka, kickboxer, Boxing, boxer and mixed martial artist. Background Originally from North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Graham began training in Kyokushin Karate at the age of 18. Gr ...

(born 1975), "The Chief", Australian kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist * Elon Hogsett (1903–2001), American MLB pitcher * Chief Johnson (1886–1922), American MLB pitcher * Chief Jones (1879–1959), American professional ice hockey goaltender * Chief Kickingstallionsims (born 1986), American basketball player * Chief Meyers (1880–1971), American MLB catcher * Robert Parish "The Chief" (born 1953), American basketball player * Chief Roseman (1856–1938), American Major League Baseball player from Brooklyn * Alfred Michael "Chief" Venne (1879–1971), a Native American educator, athletic manager and coach * Chief Wilson (1883–1954), American MLB outfielder * Chief Youngblood (1900–1968), American MLB pitcher * Chief Zimmer (1860–1949), American MLB catcher

Other people with the name or nickname

* C. Alfred "Chief" Anderson (1907–1996), American aviator known as "the Father of Black Aviation" * Chief Bey (1913–2004), American jazz percussionist and African folklorist *

Éamon de Valera Éamon de Valera (, ; first registered as George de Valero; changed some time before 1901 to Edward de Valera; 14 October 1882 – 29 August 1975) was a prominent Irish statesman and political leader. He served several terms as head of govern ...

(1882-1975), nicknamed "The Chief", Irish republican leader *

John Diefenbaker John George Diefenbaker ( ; September 18, 1895 – August 16, 1979) was the 13th prime minister of Canada, serving from 1957 to 1963. He was the only Progressive Conservative party leader between 1930 and 1979 to lead the party to an electi ...

, known as "The Chief" (1895–1979), Canadian Prime Minister * Chief Keef (born 1995), stage name of American rapper and record producer Keith Farrelle Cozart

Animals

* Chief (horse) * '' Amauris echeria'' or chief, a butterfly of southern Africa

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

* Carl "Chief" Kanisky, a character on the American television sitcom '' Gimme a Break'' * Chief (''Battlestar Galactica'') or Galen Tyrol, a character in ''Battlestar Galactica'' * Chief (DC Comics), the leader of the Doom Patrol * Chief, a character in ''

The Fox and the Hound ''The Fox and the Hound'' is a 1981 American animated buddy drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and loosely based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Daniel P. Mannix. The 24th Disney animated feature film, the film tells the st ...

'' * Master Chief (''Halo'') or Chief, a character in ''Halo'' * The Chief, a character in ''

Get Smart ''Get Smart'' is an American comedy television series parodying the secret agent genre that had become widely popular in the first half of the 1960s, with the release of the ''James Bond'' films. It was created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, an ...

'' * The Chief, a character in the '' Carmen Sandiego'' franchise * The Chief, a character in ''

The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show ''The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show'' is an animated television series produced by Ruby-Spears Productions from 1979 to 1981; it was shown right after ''Super Friends'' on the ABC Network. The show featured various adventures of the DC Comic ...

'' * The Chief, a character in '' T.U.F.F. Puppy''

Literature

* ''Chiefs'' (novel), a 1981 novel by Stuart Woods * ''The Chief'' (play), a 2003 one-man play about Art Rooney

Music

* ''Chief'' (album), a 2011 album by Eric Church * Chief (band), a folk rock band from 2008 to 2011 * Chief Records, a record label from 1957 to 1964 * ''The Chief'' (album), a 2017 album by Jidenna

Periodicals

* ''Chief'' (magazine), a defunct online arts and culture publication * ''The Chief'' (New York newspaper), a newspaper in New York City * ''The Chief'' (Oregon newspaper), a newspaper in northwestern Oregon, United States

Film and television

* ''The Chief'' (film), a 1933 American comedy * ''Chiefs'' (miniseries), a 1983 miniseries starring Charlton Heston and Keith Carradine * ''The Chief'' (TV series), a 1990s British crime drama * ''The Chiefs'' (TV program), a Philippine television talk show * ''Chiefs'', a 2002 documentary feature by

Daniel Junge Daniel Junge (born ) is an American documentary filmmaker. On February 26, 2012, he won the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) for the film '' Saving Face'', which he co-directed along with Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chin ...

about the Wyoming Indian High School basketball team

Sports

Organizations and teams

* Chiefs Esports Club, an esports organisation in Australia *

Chiefs (rugby union) The Chiefs (formerly known as the Waikato Chiefs and officially called the Gallagher Group (New Zealand), Gallagher Chiefs for sponsorship reasons) are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Hamilton, New Zealand, Hamilton, Waik ...

, a rugby union team in New Zealand * Allentown Chiefs, a former minor league baseball team *

Arellano Chiefs The Arellano University Chiefs is the athletic team of Arellano University. It is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the National Capital Region Athletic Association (NCRAA). The team has several intercollegiate ...

, the athletic team of Arellano University * Atlanta Chiefs, a soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia *

Exeter Chiefs Exeter Chiefs (officially Exeter Rugby Club) is an English professional rugby union club based in Exeter, Devon. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded in 1871 and since 2006 has played its home m ...

, a rugby union team in England * Hartford Chiefs, a former minor league baseball franchise representing Hartford, Connecticut *

Johnstown Chiefs The Johnstown Chiefs were a minor league ice hockey team located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, that played in the ECHL. The team was founded in 1987 in the All-American Hockey League, and moved to the East Coast Hockey League (now "ECHL") when th ...

, a former ice hockey team in Pennsylvania that took its name from the fictional Charlestown Chiefs from the film ''Slap Shot'' * Lakefield Chiefs, a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada * Laval Chiefs, an ice hockey team in Quebec * Kaizer Chiefs F.C., a football club in South Africa *

Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The ...

, an American football team in Missouri *

Mississauga Chiefs The Mississauga Chiefs were a professional women's ice hockey team that played in the Canadian National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) and the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). They played in Mississauga, Ontario at the Hershey Centre and the ...

, a former professional women's ice hockey team from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada * Mississauga Jr. Chiefs, a Canadian Junior women's ice hockey team based in Mississauga, Ontario * Motor City Chiefs, a former ice hockey organization from Dearborn Heights, Michigan * Paducah Chiefs, a minor league baseball team from Paducah, Kentucky * Peoria Chiefs, a minor league baseball affiliate in Peoria, Illinois of the Chicago Cubs * South City Chiefs, an American football club competing in the South Australian Gridiron Association league * Spokane Chiefs, a Western Hockey League ice hockey team from Spokane, Washington *

Syracuse Chiefs Syracuse may refer to: Places Italy *Syracuse, Sicily, or spelled as ''Siracusa'' *Province of Syracuse United States *Syracuse, New York **East Syracuse, New York **North Syracuse, New York * Syracuse, Indiana *Syracuse, Kansas *Syracuse, Miss ...

, a AAA minor league baseball team in upstate New York * Wenatchee Chiefs, a former minor league baseball team based in Wenatchee, Washington

In fiction

* Charlestown Chiefs, a fictional ice hockey team in '' Slap Shot''

Transport

* ''Chief'' (train), a named passenger train of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ** '' Southwest Chief'' Amtrak's successor service to the Chief and Super Chief ** ''

Super Chief The ''Super Chief'' was one of the named passenger trains and the flagship of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The streamliner claimed to be "The Train of the Stars" because of the various celebrities it carried between Chicago, Ill ...

'', premium passenger train of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway *

Aeronca 11 Chief The Aeronca Chief is a single-engine, light aircraft with fixed conventional landing gear and two seats in side-by-side configuration, which entered production in the United States in 1945. Designed for flight training and personal use, the ...

, an American two-seat airplane entering production in 1945 *

Aeronca 50 Chief The Aeronca Model 50 Chief was an American light plane of the late 1930s. Consumer demand for more comfort, longer range and better instrumentation resulted in its development in 1938, powered by a 50-horsepower (37-kilowatt) Continental, Frankl ...

, an American light plane of the late 1930s * Pawnee Chief, an American two-seat helicopter design, first flown in 2005

United States Navy ships

* USS ''Chief'' (AMc-67), an Accentor-class minesweeper that served from 1942 until 1945 * USS ''Chief'' (AM-31), an Auk-class minesweeper that served from 1943 until 1955 * USS ''Chief'' (MCM-14), an Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship commissioned in 1994

Other uses

Chief (heraldry) In heraldic blazon, a chief is a charge on a coat of arms that takes the form of a band running horizontally across the top edge of the shield. Writers disagree in how much of the shield's surface is to be covered by the chief, ranging from one-f ...

, a horizontal band on a coat of arms * Customs Handling of Import & Export Freight (CHIEF), a UK customs computer system