Chief

Chief may refer to:

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
 * 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, Montana, United States
 * Stawamus Chief or the Chief, a granite dome in British Columbia, Canada

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

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 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 about the Wyoming Indian High School basketball team

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
 * 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

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