Boss may refer to:

Occupations

Supervisor A supervisor, or lead, (also known as foreman, boss, overseer, facilitator, monitor, area coordinator, line-manager or sometimes gaffer) is the job title of a lower-level management position that is primarily based on authority over workers or ...

, often referred to as boss * Air boss, more formally, air officer, the person in charge of aircraft operations on an aircraft carrier *

Crime boss A crime boss, also known as a crime lord, Don, gang lord, gang boss, mob boss, kingpin, godfather, crime mentor or criminal mastermind, is a person in charge of a criminal organization. Description A crime boss typically has absolute or nearl ...

, the head of a criminal organization * Fire boss, a person in charge of mine safety *

Pit boss ''Pit Boss'' is an American television series docudrama that follows Shorty Rossi, owner of Shorty's Rescue, an organization set up for Pit Bull rescue. The series aired on Animal Planet from January 16, 2010 to March 30, 2013. Series overview S ...

, the person who looks after the employees who work in a casino pit *

Political boss In politics, a boss is a person who controls a faction or local branch of a political party. They do not necessarily hold public office themselves; most historical bosses did not, at least during the times of their greatest influence. Numerous off ...

, a person who controls a political region or constituency

Places

United States

Boss, Missouri Boss is an unincorporated rural hamlet in eastern Dent County, Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in l ...

, an unincorporated community *

Boss, Texas Boss is an unincorporated community in Tarrant County, Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 milli ...

, an unincorporated community * Bosstown, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community

Moon

* Boss (crater), a lunar crater

People

As a real name

Boss (surname) Boss is a surname of European origin, mainly Germanic. In English ''Boss'' comes from the nickname for a hunchback, or ''bossu'' in Old French meaning ‘hunchbacked’ (a derivative of bosse ‘lump’, ‘hump’. From French it can also be compa ...

Boss Mustapha Boss Gidahyelda Mustapha (born 1956) is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who is the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) of Nigeria since 2017 and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. He was previously managing di ...

, politician, Secretary of Nigerian government

As a nickname or stage name

Athletes

Lance Armstrong Lance Edward Armstrong (''né'' Gunderson; born September 18, 1971) is an American former professional road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist. Regarded as a sports icon for winning the Tour de France seven consecutive times from 1999 Tour de ...

("", born 1971), former professional cyclist *

Sasha Banks Mercedes Justine Kaestner-Varnado (born January 26, 1992) is an American professional wrestler and actress. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Sasha Banks. Banks previously wrestled on ...

(born 1992), American professional wrestler *

Tomás Boy Tomás Juan Boy Espinoza (28 June 1951 – 8 March 2022) was a Mexican professional manager and footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Known for his technical skills and field vision, Boy is considered as one of the greatest Mexica ...

("", born 1952), former Mexican professional football player and current coach *

Bobby Lashley Franklin Roberto Lashley (born July 16, 1976) is an American professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and bodybuilder. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. He is an eight-time world champion, having been a two-t ...

(born 1976), American professional wrestler *

Helmut Rahn Helmut Rahn (16 August 1929 – 14 August 2003), known as ''Der Boss'' (The Boss), was a German footballer who played as a forward. He became a legend for having scored the winning goal in the final of the 1954 FIFA World Cup (West Germany vs. ...

("", 1929–2003), German football player *

Andrew Reynolds (skateboarder) Andrew Reynolds (born June 6, 1978) is an American professional skateboarder known for co-founding Baker Skateboards in 2000 with artist Jay Strickland. He is now Baker Skateboard's sole owner. Reynolds established Bakerboys Distribution with ...

(born 1978), American professional skateboarder *

George Steinbrenner George Michael Steinbrenner III (July 4, 1930July 13, 2010) was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees from 1973 until his death in 2010. He was the longest-serving own ...

(1930–2010), owner of the New York Yankees baseball team *

Jos Verstappen Johannes Franciscus Verstappen (; born 4 March 1972) is a former (Formula One) racing driver. Verstappen was the German Formula Three champion and Masters of Formula Three winner in 1993. In Formula 1, Verstappen raced for seven different t ...

(born 1972), Dutch Formula One driver

Musicians

Boss (rapper) Lichelle Laws (born September 12, 1969), better known by her stage name Boss, is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. Her debut album, '' Born Gangstaz'', reached number three on ''Billboards Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in 1993. Her na ...

(née Lichelle Laws, 1969), American rapper *

Gene Ammons Eugene "Jug" Ammons (April 14, 1925 – August 6, 1974), also known as "The Boss", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. The son of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons, Gene Ammons is remembered for his accessible music, steeped in soul and ...

("The Boss", 1925–1974), American jazz musician and songwriter *

Ross the Boss Ross Friedman (born January 3, 1954), also known as Ross the Boss, is a guitarist, known as a founding member of both the punk band the Dictators, and the heavy metal band Manowar. History Friedman was born in the Bronx, New York, and formed t ...

Friedman (born 1954), guitarist of The Dictators and Manowar *

Diana Ross Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-selling girl groups o ...

("The Boss", born 1944), American singer and actress *

Rick Ross William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper. Prior to releasing his debut single, "Hustlin'", in 2006, Ross was the subject of a bidding war, receiving offers from Sean Combs, D ...

("The Boss", born 1976), American rapper *

Bruce Springsteen Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter. He has released 21 studio albums, most of which feature his backing band, the E Street Band. Originally from the Jersey Shore, he is an originat ...

("The Boss", born 1949), American singer and songwriter

Politicians

Richard J. Daley Richard Joseph Daley (May 15, 1902 – December 20, 1976) was an American politician who served as the Mayor of Chicago from 1955 and the chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party Central Committee from 1953 until his death. He has been cal ...

(1902–1976), former mayor of Chicago, Illinois, United States *

Boss Shepherd Alexander Robey Shepherd (January 30, 1835 – September 12, 1902), was one of the most controversial and influential civic leaders in the history of Washington, D.C., and one of the most powerful big-city political bosses of the Gilded Age. He ...

(Alexander Robey Shepherd, 1835–1902), Washington, D.C., politician *

Boss Tweed William Magear Tweed (April 3, 1823 – April 12, 1878), often erroneously referred to as William "Marcy" Tweed (see below), and widely known as "Boss" Tweed, was an American politician most notable for being the political boss of Tammany ...

(William M. Tweed, 1823–1878), notoriously corrupt New York City politician

Other people

Hugo Boss (comedian) Joe Harry Lycett, also known by the self-given moniker Mummy, is an English comedian, painter and television presenter. Known for his sardonically camp style, whimsical public stunts and elaborate set designs, Lycett has been described as one ...

, the artist formerly known as Joe Lycett *

Ernest Shackleton Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922) was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. He was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of ...

(1874–1922), Anglo-Irish explorer

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

* Boss (''Mazinger''), from the anime ''Mazinger Z'' * Big Boss (''C.O.P.S.''), a crime boss from the animated series ''C.O.P.S.'' * Big Boss (''Metal Gear''), a character in the ''Metal Gear'' video game series *

Boss Hogg Jefferson Davis "J.D." Hogg, known as Boss Hogg, is a fictional character featured in the American television series ''The Dukes of Hazzard''. He was the commissioner of Hazzard County, and the county's political boss. Boss Hogg almost always wo ...

, the main villain of the television show ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' *

Pointy-haired Boss This is a list of characters that have appeared in Scott Adams' ''Dilbert'' comic strip. Primary characters Dilbert The main character in the strip, Dilbert is a stereotypical technically-minded single male. Prior to October 2014, he was us ...

, the office nemesis of cartoon character Dilbert * The Boss (''Metal Gear''), a character in the video game ''Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater'' * "The Boss," title bestowed upon the narrator of ''

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court ''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' is an 1889 novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The book was originally titled ''A Yankee in King Arthur's Court''. Some early editions are titled ''A Yankee at the Court of King Arth ...

'' * "The Boss", Nicolas Lucifer III, from the animated series ''

The Baskervilles ''The Baskervilles'' is a 2000 animated children's television show about a British family living in the most twisted theme park in the world. The show was originally created by series co-director Nick Martinelli and series co-writer Alastair Swi ...

'' * "The Boss" (simply known as "playa" in the first game), the main character of the ''Saints Row'' series

Film

* ''The Boss'' (1915 film), a silent film based on a play by Edward Sheldon (see below) * ''The Boss'' (1956 film), an American film by Byron Haskin * ''The Boss'' (1973 film) or ''Il Boss'', an Italian crime film * ''The Boss'' (1975 film) or ''Boss Nigger'', a blaxploitation film * ''The Boss'', a 2005 short film starring

Jennifer Sciole Jennifer Sciole (born April 28, 1979) is an American actress. Life and career Sciole was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the youngest of six children raised in an Italian family. Her first acting job was in a local grocery store commercial a ...

* ''Boss'' (2006 film), an Indian Telugu-language film * ''Boss'' (2011 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * ''Boss'' (2013 Bengali film), an Indian Bengali-language film starring Jeet * ''Boss'' (2013 Hindi film), an Indian Hindi-language film starring Akshay Kumar * ''The Boss'' (2016 film), an American film starring Melissa McCarthy

Music

Bands

* Boss (Australian band), a 1980s hard rock band *

The Boss (band) The Boss (대국남아, often referred to as DGNA or, incorrectly, D-NA) was a South Korean boy band with five members, formed under Open World Entertainment in 2010. In South Korea they are known as ''Dae Guk Nam Ah'', literally meaning "The ...

, a South Korean boy band

Albums

* ''Boss'' (album), by Magik Markers, 2007 * ''The Boss'' (Diana Ross album), 1979 * ''The Boss'' (Jimmy Smith album), 1968 * ''The Boss'' (Timati album), 2009

Songs

* "Boss" (Fifth Harmony song), 2014 * "Boss" (Lil Pump song), 2017 * "The Boss" (Diana Ross song), 1979 * "The Boss" (Rick Ross song), 2008 * "Boss", a song by the Carters from the album ''

Everything Is Love ''Everything Is Love'' (stylized in all caps) is the debut studio album by American musical duo the Carters, consisting of spouses Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter. It was released on June 16, 2018, by Parkwood Entertainment, ...

'', 2018 * "The Boss", a song by James Brown from the soundtrack '' Black Caesar'', 1973 * "The Boss", a song by A. R. Rahman from the soundtrack ''

Sivaji Sivaji is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films. He won Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist for the movie '' Dil'' (voice for Nitin). Career Sivaji is from Narsarsopet in Guntur district. Sivaji started his stint as an editor in ...

'', 2007

Television

* ''Boss'' (TV series), a 2011 US series starring Kelsey Grammer * ''The Boss'' (TV series) or ''The Peter Principle'', a British television sitcom * "Boss", an episode of ''

Life's Work ''Life's Work'' is an American sitcom series that aired from September 1996 to June 1997 on ABC; the show stars Lisa Ann Walter as Lisa Ann Minardi Hunter, an assistant district attorney in Baltimore. Lisa Ann always wanted to practice law since ...

'' * Bimorphic Organisational Systems Supervisor, fictional supercomputer in the ''Doctor Who'' television serial ''

The Green Death ''The Green Death'' is the fifth and final serial of the tenth season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on BBC1 from 19 May to 23 June 1973. It was the last regular appe ...

Other

Boss (video games) In video games, a boss is a significant computer-controlled opponent. A fight with a boss character is commonly referred to as a boss battle or boss fight. Bosses are generally far stronger than other opponents the player has faced up to that ...

, a particularly powerful enemy or opponent in a video game *

Boss Radio Boss Radio was the name of two radio programming formats, both launched in the early 1960s: One in the United States, and one in the United Kingdom. Although the names were the same, the formats were quite different. The word "boss" was early 196 ...

, a 1960s pop radio format * '' Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago'', a 1971 book by Mike Royko * ''The Boss'', a 1911 Broadway play by

Edward Sheldon Edward Brewster Sheldon (Chicago, Illinois, February 4, 1886 – April 1, 1946, New York City) was an American dramatist. His plays include ''Salvation Nell'' (1908) and ''Romance'' (1913), which was made into a motion picture with Greta Garbo. ...

Science and technology

Boss (geology) In geology, a stock is an igneous Intrusion (geology), intrusion that has a surface exposure of less than ,Whittow, John (1984). ''Dictionary of Physical Geography''. London: Penguin, 1984, p. 513. . differing from batholiths only in being smaller ...

, a body of igneous rock *

Boss (engineering) In engineering, a boss is a protruding feature on a work piece. A common use for a boss is to locate one object within a pocket or hole of another object. For instance, some motors use a precisely machined boss on the front face to locate it on the ...

, an engineering term for a protrusion type feature *

BOSS (molecular mechanics) Boss may refer to: Occupations * Supervisor, often referred to as boss * Air boss, more formally, air officer, the person in charge of aircraft operations on an aircraft carrier * Crime boss, the head of a criminal organization * Fire boss, ...

(Biochemical and Organic Simulation System), a molecular modeling program * Balanced Optical SteadyShot, an image stabilization technology used in Sony video cameras *

Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey The Sloan Digital Sky Survey or SDSS is a major multi-spectral imaging and spectroscopic redshift survey using a dedicated 2.5-m wide-angle optical telescope at Apache Point Observatory in New Mexico, United States. The project began in 2000 a ...

BOSS Great Wall The BOSS Great Wall is a supercluster complex that was identified, using the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), in early 2016. It was discovered by a research team from several institutions, c ...

, the largest known galaxy wall *

Bharat Operating System Solutions Bharat Operating System Solutions (BOSS GNU/Linux) is an Indian Linux distribution derived from Debian. BOSS Linux was released in four editions: * BOSS Desktop (for personal use, home and office) * EduBOSS (for schools and the education commu ...

, Linux distribution developed by NRCFOSS/C-DAC, India *

Big Occultable Steerable Satellite An occultation is an event that occurs when one object is hidden from the observer by another object that passes between them. The term is often used in astronomy, but can also refer to any situation in which an object in the foreground blocks ...

, a system for observing distant planets * '' Bride of sevenless'', a promoter for the ''sevenless'' gene * "Boss", nickname of the robot that won the 2007 DARPA Grand Challenge *

Yahoo! Search BOSS Yahoo Search BOSS (Build your Own Search Service) was a Yahoo! Developer Network initiative to provide an open search web services platform. Yahoo discontinued BOSS JSON Search API, BOSS Placefinder API, BOSS Placespotter API and as well BOSS Hos ...

, a web services platform initiative

Other uses

Boss (architecture) In architecture, a boss is a knob or protrusion of wood, stone, or metal. Description Bosses can often be found in the ceilings of buildings, particularly at the keystones at the intersections of a rib vault. In Gothic architecture, such r ...

, a protruding stone, often decoratively carved * Boss (soft drink), a brand of Japanese coffee-flavored beverages * Boss Audio, a company that manufactures audio equipment for automotive and marine applications *

Boss Corporation Boss is a manufacturer of Effects unit, effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories. For many years Boss has manu ...

, a company that manufactures guitar accessories and audio equipment *

Boulder Outdoor Survival School The Boulder Outdoor Survival School (BOSS) is a wilderness skills and survival school that has been teaching courses in southern Utah since 1968. BOSS has been based in the small town of Boulder, Utah since 1977. BOSS courses are known for being ex ...

(BOSS), in Boulder, Utah *

Bureau of State Security The Bureau for State Security ( af, Buro vir Staatsveiligheid; also known as the Bureau of State Security (BOSS)) was the main South African state intelligence agency from 1969 to 1980. A high-budget and secretive institution, it reported directly ...

(B.O.S.S.), a South African state security agency from 1966 to 1980 *

Shield boss A shield boss, or umbo, is a round, convex or conical piece of material at the centre of a shield. Shield bosses (or sometimes, just "bosses") are usually made of thick metal but could also be made of wood. The boss was originally designed to de ...

, the domed metal centre to a shield *

The Boss (roller coaster) The Boss is a wooden roller coaster located in the Britannia section of Six Flags St. Louis in Eureka, Missouri. It opened on April 29, 2000, and was manufactured by Custom Coasters International. It features a lift hill height of , a first drop ...

, a wooden roller coaster at Six Flags St. Louis * A series of modified Ford engines used for NASCAR racing, including: **

Ford Boss 302 engine The Ford 302 H.O. is a high-performance "small block" V8 engine manufactured by Ford Motor Company. The original version of this engine was used in the 1969 and 1970 Boss 302 Mustangs and Cougar Eliminators and was constructed by attaching heads ...

Boss 351 The Ford 335 engine family was a group of engines built by the Ford Motor Company between 1969 and 1982. The "335" designation reflected Ford management's decision to produce an engine of that size (335 cubic inches) with room for expansion during ...

Boss 429 The Boss 429 Mustang is a high-performance Ford Mustang variant that was offered by Ford in 1969 and 1970. Engine builder Jon Kasse currently reproduces the cylinder heads that make up the "boss 9" engine architecture. Overview The Boss 429 i ...

* "Boss", the bone shield of some adult

Bovinae Bovines (subfamily Bovinae) comprise a diverse group of 10 genera of medium to large-sized ungulates, including cattle, bison, African buffalo, water buffalos, and the four-horned and spiral-horned antelopes. The evolutionary relationship betwee ...

bull's horns * Boss, the bony mass on the skull of some dinosaurs from family

Ceratopsidae Ceratopsidae (sometimes spelled Ceratopidae) is a family of ceratopsian dinosaurs including ''Triceratops'', ''Centrosaurus'', and ''Styracosaurus''. All known species were quadrupedal herbivores from the Upper Cretaceous. All but one species are k ...

* Boss, the hub of a

propeller A propeller (colloquially often called a screw if on a ship or an airscrew if on an aircraft) is a device with a rotating hub and radiating blades that are set at a pitch to form a helical spiral which, when rotated, exerts linear thrust upon ...

* Boss, an alternate name for one personality type in the

Enneagram of Personality The Enneagram of Personality, or simply the Enneagram (from the Greek words meaning "nine"and meaning something "written" or "drawn", is a model of the Psyche (psychology), human psyche which is principally understood and taught as a ...

theory *

Hugo Boss Hugo Boss AG, often styled as BOSS, is a luxury fashion house headquartered in Metzingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The company sells clothing, accessories, footwear, and fragrances. Hugo Boss is one of the largest German clothing companies, ...

, often stylised as BOSS, a German fashion house *

BOSS GP The BOSS GP Series is a motor racing series in Europe. The category originated in 1995 as the BOSS Formula series and evolved into the EuroBOSS Series. BOSS is an acronym that stands for ''Big Open Single Seaters''. History The BOSS series w ...

, European motor racing series