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, 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, top rank in a fire department * Scottish clan chief, the head of a Scottish clan * Tribal chief, 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 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 (1919–2008) American Major League scouting director and farm system director * Big Chief Bonner, 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) (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 (1882-1975), nicknamed "The Chief", Irish republican leader * John Diefenbaker, 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!#Main characters, Gimme a Break'' * Chief (Battlestar Galactica), 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'' * Master Chief (Halo), Master Chief (''Halo'') or Chief, a character in ''Halo'' * The Chief, a character in ''Get Smart'' * The Chief, a character in the ''Carmen Sandiego (franchise), Carmen Sandiego'' franchise * The Chief, a character in ''The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show'' * The Chief, a character in ''T.U.F.F. Puppy#Protagonists, T.U.F.F. Puppy''

Literature

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

Music

* Chief (album), ''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), ''The Chief'' (album), a 2017 album by Jidenna

Periodicals

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

Film and television

* The Chief (film), ''The Chief'' (film), a 1933 American comedy * Chiefs (miniseries), ''Chiefs'' (miniseries), a 1983 miniseries starring Charlton Heston and Keith Carradine * The Chief (TV series), ''The Chief'' (TV series), a 1990s British crime drama * The Chiefs (TV program), ''The Chiefs'' (TV program), a Philippine television talk show * ''Chiefs'', a 2002 documentary feature by Daniel Junge about the Wyoming Indian High School basketball team

Sports

Organizations and teams

*Chiefs Esports Club, an esports organisation in Australia *Chiefs (rugby union), a rugby union team in New Zealand *Allentown Chiefs, a former minor league baseball team *Arellano Chiefs, the athletic team of Arellano University *Atlanta Chiefs, a soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia *Exeter Chiefs, a rugby union team in England *Hartford Chiefs, a former minor league baseball franchise representing Hartford, Connecticut *Johnstown Chiefs, 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, an American football team in Missouri *Mississauga Chiefs, 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, 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 (film), Slap Shot''

Transport

* Chief (train), ''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'', premium passenger train of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway * Aeronca 11 Chief, an American two-seat airplane entering production in 1945 * Aeronca 50 Chief, 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), USS ''Chief'' (AMc-67), an Accentor-class minesweeper that served from 1942 until 1945 * USS Chief (AM-315), USS ''Chief'' (AM-31), an Auk-class minesweeper that served from 1943 until 1955 * USS Chief (MCM-14), USS ''Chief'' (MCM-14), an Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship commissioned in 1994

Other uses

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