Chief may refer to:

Title or rank

Military and law enforcement

Chief master sergeant A chief master sergeant is the military rank for a senior non-commissioned officer in the armed forces of some countries. Philippines Philippine armed forces Since 2004, as part of the ongoing modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippi ...

, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force *

Chief of police A chief of police (COP) is the title given to an appointed official or an elected one in the command hierarchy, chain of command of a police department, particularly in North America. A chief of police may also be known as a police chief or somet ...

, the head of a police department *

Chief of the boat The chief of the boat (COB) is an enlisted sailor onboard a United States Navy submarine who serves as the senior enlisted advisor to the commanding officer. Overview The chief of the boat holds the rank of senior chief petty officer (E-8) o ...

, the senior enlisted sailor on a U.S. Navy submarine *

Chief petty officer A chief petty officer (CPO) is a senior non-commissioned officer in many navies and coast guards, usually above petty officer. By country Australia "Chief Petty Officer" is the second highest non-commissioned rank in the Royal Australian Navy ...

, a non-commissioned officer or equivalent in many navies *

Chief warrant officer Chief warrant officer is a senior warrant officer rank, used in many countries. Canadian Armed Forces In the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), a chief warrant officer or CWO is the most senior non-commissioned member (NCM) rank for army and air fo ...

, a military rank

Other titles

* Chief ''x'' officer, a corporate title in the

c-suite Corporate titles or business titles are given to corporate officers to show what duties and responsibilities they have in the organization. Such titles are used by publicly and privately held for-profit corporations, cooperatives, non-profit org ...

Chief of the Name The Chief of the Name, or in older English usage Captain of his Nation, is the recognised head of a family or clan ( Irish and Scottish Gaelic: ''fine'') in Ireland and Scotland. Ireland There are instances where Norman lords of the time like ...

, head of a family or clan in Ireland and Scotland *

Chief engineer A chief engineer, commonly referred to as "Chief" or "ChEng", is the most senior licensed mariner (engine officer) of an engine department on a ship, typically a merchant ship, and holds overall leadership and the responsibility of that departmen ...

, the most senior licensed mariner of an engine department on a ship, typically a merchant ship *

Chief mate A chief mate (C/M) or chief officer, usually also synonymous with the first mate or first officer, is a licensed mariner and head of the deck department of a merchant ship. The chief mate is customarily a watchstander and is in charge of the ship ...

, or Chief officer, the highest senior officer in the deck department on a merchant vessel *

Chief of staff The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization such as the armed forces, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supportin ...

, the leader of a complex organization *

Fire chief A fire chief or fire commissioner is a top executive rank or commanding officer in a fire department. Nomenclature Various official English-language titles for a fire chief include ''fire chief'', ''chief fire officer'' and ''fire commissioner ...

, top rank in a fire department *

Scottish clan chief The Scottish Gaelic word means children. In early times, and possibly even today, Scottish clan members believed themselves to descend from a common ancestor, the founder of the clan, after whom the clan is named. The clan chief (''ceannard ci ...

, the head of a Scottish clan *

Tribal chief A tribal chief, chieftain, or headman is a leader of a tribe, tribal society or chiefdom. Tribal societies There is no definition for "tribe". The concept of tribe is a broadly applied concept, based on tribal concepts of societies of weste ...

, 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

People with the name or nickname

Athletes

* Chief Bender (1884–1954), American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher *

Sheldon "Chief" Bender Sheldon "Chief" Bender (November 25, 1919 – February 27, 2008) was an American player and manager in minor league baseball and a scout, scouting director and farm system director in Major League Baseball who spent 64 years in the game. 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 Melvin Leroy Harder (October 15, 1909 – October 20, 2002), nicknamed "Chief", was an American right-handed starting pitcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball, who played his entire career with the Cleveland Indians. He spent 42 sea ...

(1909–2002), American MLB pitcher, coach and manager *

Elon Hogsett Elon Chester "Chief" Hogsett (November 2, 1903 – July 17, 2001) was a professional baseball pitcher who threw with a left-handed submarine motion. He played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1938 plus a final season in 1944, appearing in 3 ...

(1903–2001), American MLB pitcher *

Chief Johnson George Howard "Chief" Johnson (March 20, 1886 – June 11, 1922) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played three seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1913 to 1915, for the Cincinnati Reds of the National League and Kansa ...

(1886–1922), American MLB pitcher *

Chief Jones Joseph Henry "Chief" Jones (b. December 18, 1879 – d. October 30, 1959) was a professional ice hockey goaltender who played in many games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association and International ...

(1879–1959), American professional ice hockey goaltender *

Chief Kickingstallionsims Grlenntys Chief Kickingstallionsims Jr. (born September 15, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Gran Canion de Urique of the Mexico Liga Premier. He competed at the collegiate level with the Alabama State Horne ...

(born 1986), American basketball player *

Chief Meyers John Tortes "Chief" Meyers (July 29, 1880July 25, 1971) was an American Major League Baseball catcher for the New York Giants (NL), New York Giants, Boston Braves (baseball), Boston Braves, and Brooklyn Robins from 1909 to 1917. He played on the ...

(1880–1971), American MLB catcher *

Robert Parish Robert Lee Parish (born August 30, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player. A 7'1" Center (basketball), center, nicknamed "the Chief", Parish played for four teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1976 to 199 ...

(born 1953), American basketball player nicknamed "The Chief" *

Chief Roseman James John "Chief" Roseman (July 4, 1856 – July 4, 1938) was an American Major League Baseball player from Brooklyn Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New ...

(1856–1938), American Major League Baseball player *

Alfred Michael "Chief" Venne Alfred Michael Venne (; 1879 – 1971) was an Ojibwa (Chippewa) Native American. He was educated at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, Pennsylvania. He later became an educator, athletic manager and coach, administrator and mentor to countle ...

(1879–1971), a Native American educator, athletic manager and coach *

Chief Wilson John Owen "Chief" Wilson (August 21, 1883 – February 22, 1954) was an American professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1916 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals. Wilson played minor l ...

(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 Éamon de Valera (; ; first registered as George de Valero; changed some time before 1901 to Edward de Valera; 14 October 1882 – 29 August 1975) was an American-born Irish statesman and political leader. He served as the 3rd President of Ire ...

(1882-1975), nicknamed "The Chief", Irish republican leader *

John Diefenbaker John George Diefenbaker (September 18, 1895 – August 16, 1979) was the 13th prime minister of Canada, serving from 1957 to 1963. He was the only Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservative party leader between 1930 an ...

, 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 ''The Fox and the Hound'' is a 1981 American animated buddy drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and loosely based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Daniel P. Mannix. It tells the story of the unlikely friendship between a r ...

'' * Master Chief (''Halo'') or Chief, a character in ''Halo'' * The Chief, a character in ''

Get Smart ''Get Smart'' is an American comedy television series parodying the Spy fiction, secret agent genre that had become widely popular in the first half of the 1960s with the release of the ''James Bond'' films. It was created by Mel Brooks and Bu ...

'' * The Chief, a character in the ''

Carmen Sandiego ''Carmen Sandiego'' (sometimes referred to as ''Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'') is a media franchise based on a Carmen Sandiego (video game series), series of computer video games created by the American software company Broderbund. Whi ...

'' 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) Chief was a four-person band from Santa Monica, California, stationed in Los Angeles, California. Chief has released three singles entitled "Mighty Proud," "Breaking Walls", and "Night and Day," as well as an EP called "The Castle Is Gone" and th ...

, 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'' (miniseries), a 1983 miniseries starring Charlton Heston and Keith Carradine * ''The Chief'' (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 The Atlanta Chiefs were an American professional soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia. The team competed in the National Professional Soccer League (1967), National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) in 1967 and the North American Soccer League ...

, a soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia *

Exeter Chiefs Exeter Chiefs (officially Exeter Rugby Club) is an England, English professional rugby union club based in Exeter, Devon. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded in 1871 and since 2006 has played i ...

, a rugby union team in England * Hartford Chiefs, a former minor league baseball franchise representing Hartford, Connecticut *

Johnstown Chiefs The Johnstown Chiefs were a minor league ice hockey team located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, that played in the ECHL. The team was founded in 1987 in the All-American Hockey League, and moved to the East Coast Hockey League (now ECHL) when th ...

, 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 The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) West division. Established in 1959 ...

, 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 The Spokane Chiefs are an American major junior ice hockey team based in Spokane, Washington. The Chiefs play in the U.S. Division of the Western Hockey League's Western Conference, playing home games at Spokane Arena. The Chiefs are two-time M ...

, a Western Hockey League ice hockey team from Spokane, Washington *

Syracuse Chiefs Syracuse most commonly refers to: * Syracuse, Sicily, Italy; in the province of Syracuse * Syracuse, New York, USA; in the Syracuse metropolitan area Syracuse may also refer to: Places * Syracuse railway station (disambiguation) Italy * Provi ...

, a AAA minor league baseball team in upstate New York *

Wenatchee Chiefs The Wenatchee Chiefs were a minor league baseball team in the northwest United States, based in Wenatchee, Washington. Founded in 1937, the team was a part of the Class B Western International League through 1954, although the team did not opera ...

, 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 The ''Southwest Chief'' (formerly the ''Southwest Limited'' and ''Super Chief'') is a Amtrak Long Distance, long-distance passenger train operated by Amtrak on a route between Chicago and Los Angeles through the Midwest and American Southwest ...

'' Amtrak's successor service to the Chief and Super Chief ** ''

Super Chief The ''Super Chief'' was one of the List of named passenger trains, named train, passenger trains and the flagship of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The then-modern streamliner was touted in its heyday as "The Train of the Stars" b ...

'', 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 The Aeronca Model 50 Chief is an American light plane of the late 1930s. Consumer demand for more comfort, longer range and better instrumentation resulted in its development in 1938, powered by a 50-horsepower (37-kilowatt) Continental, Frankli ...

, 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) In heraldic blazon, a chief is a charge on a coat of arms that takes the form of a band running horizontally across the top edge of the shield. Writers disagree in how much of the shield's surface is to be covered by the chief, ranging from one- ...

, 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