The Colonel or the Colonels can refer to:

People

Colonel Sanders Harland David Sanders (September 9, 1890 December 16, 1980) was an American businessman and founder of fast food chicken restaurant chain KFC, Kentucky Fried Chicken (now known as KFC). He later acted as the company's brand ambassador and sym ...

, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) *

Colonel Tom Parker Colonel Thomas Andrew Parker (born Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk; June 26, 1909 January 21, 1997) was a Dutch people, Dutch talent manager and concert promoter, best known as the manager of Elvis Presley. Parker was born in the Netherlands and Il ...

, Elvis Presley's manager *

Jean-Charles Langlois Jean-Charles Langlois (; 22 July 1789 – 1870), known as The Colonel, was a French soldier, painter and photographer. Biography Langlois was born in Beaumont-en-Auge. He graduated from the École Polytechnique in 1806 and fought, as an infan ...

, a 19th-century French soldier and painter *

Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), also known as Teddy or T.R., was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909. Roosevelt previously was involved in New York (state), New York politics, incl ...

, 26th

president of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal government of t ...

Arts

* ''The Colonel'' (play), an 1881 play by F.C. Burnand * ''The Colonel'' (1917 film), a film directed by Michael Curtiz * ''The Colonel'' (1974 film), a film directed by Chatrichalerm Yukol * ''The Colonel'' (2006 film), a film directed by Laurent Herbiet * The Colonel (''Monty Python''), a recurring character in ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'', played by Graham Chapman * The Colonel (''One Hundred and One Dalmatians''), character in the story ''One Hundred and One Dalmatians'' * "The Colonel" (''The Americans''), a 2013 TV episode * "The Colonel" (''Home Improvement''), a 1994 TV episode *The Colonel, a character in the ''Conker'' series of video games *The Colonel, the alias used by Colin Moulding of the band

XTC XTC were an English rock band formed in Swindon in 1972. Fronted by songwriters Andy Partridge (vocals, guitars) and Colin Moulding (vocals, bass), the band gained popularity during the rise of punk and new wave in the 1970s, later playing ...

for the 1980 single release of ''Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen'' *The Colonel, the nickname of a character in the John Green novel ''

Looking for Alaska ''Looking for Alaska'' is a 2005 Young adult literature, young adult novel by American author John Green. Based on his time at the private Indian Springs School, Green wrote the novel in order to create meaningful young adult fiction. While he d ...

'' *''The Colonel'', a novel by

Mahmoud Dowlatabadi Mahmoud Dowlatabadi (; born August 1, 1940 in Dowlatabad, Sabzevar) is an Iranian writer and actor, known for his promotion of social and artistic freedom in contemporary Iran and his realist depictions of rural life, drawn from personal exper ...

*''The Colonel'', the short form of the title for

Alanna Nash Alanna Kay Nash (born August 16, 1950) is an American journalist and biographer. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Nash holds a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and is the author of several acclaimed books. S ...

's book ''The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley''

Other

*The Colonel, informal name for anyone with the military rank of

colonel Colonel ( ; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...

, whether actively serving or retired. See also

Kentucky colonel Kentucky Colonel is the highest title of honor bestowed by the US state of Kentucky. It is the most well-known colonelcy in the United States. A Kentucky Colonel Commission (the certificate) is awarded in the name of the Commonwealth by the go ...

The Colonel (horse) The Colonel (1825–1847) was a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire (horse), sire best known for running a Tie (draw), dead heat in Epsom Derby, The Derby and winning the St Leger Stakes in 1828. In a racing career which lasted from ...

, a thoroughbred racehorse

The Colonels

*''The Colonels'', a 1986 novel by

W.E.B. Griffin William Edmund Butterworth III (November 10, 1929 – February 12, 2019), better known by his pen name W. E. B. Griffin, was an American writer of military and detective fiction with 59 novels in seven series published under that name. Twenty-one ...

*The Colonels, the regime of Polish colonels during the period 1926-1939 *The Colonels, the

Greek military junta of 1967–1974 The Greek junta or Regime of the Colonels was a right-wing military junta that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974. On 21 April 1967, a group of colonels with CIA backing overthrew the caretaker government a month before scheduled elections wh ...

*The Colonels, rule by senior military officials, see

military junta A military junta () is a system of government led by a committee of military leaders. The term ''Junta (governing body), junta'' means "meeting" or "committee" and originated in the Junta (Peninsular War), national and local junta organized by t ...