Godfather, God Father, or variants may refer to:

Crime

* A synonym for

crime boss A crime boss, also known as a crime lord, mafia don, mob boss, kingpin, or godfather is the leader of a criminal organization. Description A crime boss has absolute or nearly absolute control over the other members of the organization and is ...

Capo dei capi ''Capo dei capi'' (; "boss of hebosses"), ''capo di tutti i capi'' (; "boss of all hebosses") or Godfather () are terms used mainly by the media, public, fiction writers and law enforcement community to indicate a supremely powerful crime boss ...

, Italian for "boss of all bosses"

People

Dontay Corleone Dontay Corleone (born August 7, 2002) is an American college football defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bearcats. He is nicknamed "The Godfather" due to his surname. Early life Corleone grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, as one of four children to ...

(born 2003), American football defensive lineman nicknamed "The Godfather" *

The Godfather (wrestler) Charles Wright (born May 16, 1961), better known under his ring name The Godfather, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure with the WWE, World Wrestling Federation throughout the 1990s and ea ...

(born 1961), ring name of professional wrestler Charles Wright *

Godfather Don Godfather Don is an American rapper and record producer from New York City. He has been "a creative force within New York City's underground hip-hop scene" since he made his debut in 1991. Biography )))">AllMusic ((( Godfather Don > Biography ...

, American rapper and record producer *

Pat Riley Patrick James Riley (born March 20, 1945) is an American professional basketball executive, former coach, and former player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been the team president of the Miami Heat since 1995, and he also se ...

, former professional basketball coach and current president of the Miami Heat

Film

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The Godfather ''The Godfather'' is a 1972 American Epic film, epic crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling The Godfather (novel), 1969 novel. The film stars an ensemble cast inc ...

'', a 1972 American film directed by

Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola ( ; born April 7, 1939) is an American filmmaker. He is considered one of the leading figures of the New Hollywood and one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. List of awards and nominations received by Francis Ford Coppo ...

** ''The Godfather'' (film series) ** ''The Godfather'' (soundtrack) * ''Godfather'' (1991 film), an Indian Malayalam-language film by Siddique–Lal * ''Godfather'' (2007 film), a Pakistani film by Hriday Shetty * ''Godfather'' (2012 film), an Indian Kannada-language film by P. C. Sriram ** ''Godfather'' (soundtrack) * ''God Father'' (2017 film), an Indian Odia-language film * ''God Father'' (2020 film), an Indian Tamil-language film * ''GodFather'' (2022 film), an Indian Telugu-language film

Literature

* ''The Godfather'' (book series) * "The Godfather" (fairy tale), a story from ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' * ''The Godfather'', a 1929 novel by Nalbro Bartley * ''The Godfather'' (novel), a 1969 novel by Mario Puzo

Music

The Godfathers (rap duo) ''The Godfathers'' is an American New York-based hardcore hip hop group formed in 2011 by horrorcore rapper and record producer Necro from Brooklyn and mafioso rapper Kool G Rap from Queens. The duo's debut studio album '' Once Upon a Crime'' ...

, a hip hop duo consisting of Kool G Rap and Necro, from Brooklyn *

The Godfathers The Godfathers are an English rock band from London, England, with strong influences from R&B and punk. Career The Godfathers were formed by Peter and Chris Coyne (vocals and bass, respectively) after the demise of The Sid Presley Experience ...

, an alternative rock band from London, England * ''Godfather'' (album), album by Wiley 2017 * ''The Godfather'', a compilation album by

Héctor el Father Héctor Luis Delgado Román (born September 4, 1979), also known by his stage name Héctor el Father, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and pastor. He rose to fame as a member of the duo Héctor & Tito Los Bambinos. ...

* For musicians called "Godfather of ...", see

Honorific nicknames in popular music When describing popular music artists, honorific nicknames are used, most often in the media or by fans, to indicate the significance of an artist, and are often Pantheon (religion), religious, Kinship terminology, familial, or most frequentl ...

Godfather of Punk (disambiguation) Godfather of Punk can refer to: *Captain Beefheart (1941-2010) *Iggy Pop (born 1947), of The Stooges *Joey Ramone (1951-2001), of The Ramones *Lou Reed (1942-2013), of The Velvet Underground *Pete Townshend (born 1945), of The Who *John Lydon (bor ...

Television

* ''The Godfathers'' (TV series), a 1970 Australian television show * "The Godfather", an episode of ''Married... with Children'' * ''Godfather'', a South Korean television program aired in 2021-2022 on KBS 2 TV.

Video games

* ''The Godfather'' (1991 video game), based on the film trilogy, for MS-DOS, Amiga and Atari ST * ''The Godfather'' (2006 video game), based on Puzo's novel and the film trilogy, for Windows, PS2 and XBox

Other uses

* Godfather (cocktail) *

Godfather's Pizza Godfather's Pizza is an American privately owned restaurant chain headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, that operates fast casual Italian franchises and pizza express locations. History Godfather's Pizza was founded in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1973. Wi ...

, a United States restaurant chain *

Godparent Within Christianity, a godparent or sponsor is someone who bears witness to a child's baptism (christening) and later is willing to help in their catechesis, as well as their lifelong spiritual formation. In both religious and civil views, ...

, an individual chosen by a child's parents to take an interest in their upbringing and personal development