Chief may refer to:

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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 x officer, a corporate title in the c-suite
  • Chief of the Name, head of a family or clan in Ireland and Scotland
  • Chief engineer, the most senior licensed mariner of an engine department on a ship, typically a merchant ship
  • 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, Alberta, a community in Canada
  • Chief Mountain, Montana, United States
  • Chief Mountain Border Crossing, between Alberta and Montana
  • Chief Township, Mahnomen County, Minnesota, 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), Australian kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist nicknamed "The Chief"
  • Mel Harder (1909–2002), American MLB pitcher, coach and manager
  • 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 (born 1953), American basketball player nicknamed "The Chief"
  • Chief Roseman (1856–1938), American Major League Baseball player
  • 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"
  • Craig Berube (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • 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
  • 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) or Chief, a character in Halo
  • The Chief, a character in Get Smart
  • The Chief, a character in the Carmen Sandiego franchise
  • The Chief, a character in The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
  • 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 defunct newspaper in Columbia County, northwestern Oregon, United States

Film and television

  • The Chief (film), a 1933 American comedy
  • Chiefs, a 1969 cinema vérité short film by Richard Leacock about the 1968 conference of the International Association of Chiefs of Police
  • Chiefs (miniseries), a 1983 miniseries starring Charlton Heston and Keith Carradine
  • The Chief (1990s TV series), a 1990s British crime drama
  • Chiefs, a 2002 documentary feature film by Daniel Junge about the Wyoming Indian High School basketball team
  • The Chiefs (TV program), a 2018-present Philippine television talk show
  • The Chief, a 2024 British mockumentary spinoff of the Scot Squad

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
  • Six Nations Chiefs, a senior lacrosse team in Six Nations of the Grand River, Ontario.
  • 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
  • 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, 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), 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), a horizontal band on a coat of arms
  • Customs Handling of Import & Export Freight (CHIEF), a UK customs computer system
  • Chief (women's network), private women's business networking organization

See also

  • Chieftain (disambiguation)
  • Super Chief (disambiguation)