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Title or rank


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 chief petty officer (CPO) is a senior non-commissioned officer in many navies and coast guards. Canada "Chief petty officer" refers to two ranks in the Royal Canadian Navy. A chief petty officer 2nd class (CPO2) (''premier maître de deux ...
, a non-commissioned officer or equivalent in many navies * Chief warrant officer, a military rank


Other titles

* Chief of the Name, head of a family or clan * 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 tribal chief or chieftain is the leader of a tribal society or chiefdom. Tribe The concept of tribe is a broadly applied concept, based on tribal concepts of societies of western Afroeurasia. Tribal societies are sometimes categorized ...
, 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 (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 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 ...
(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 Kans ...
(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 Robert Lee Parish (born August 30, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player who played 21 seasons as a center in the National Basketball Association (NBA), tied for second most in league history. He played an NBA-record 1,6 ...
"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 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 leader between 1930 and 1979 to lead the party to an electio ...
, known as "The Chief" (1895–1979), Canadian Prime Minister *
Chief Keef Keith Farrelle Cozart (born August 15, 1995), better known by his stage name Chief Keef, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. His music first became popular during his teen years in the early 2010s among high school s ...
(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. The 24th Disney animated feature film, the film tells the ...
'' * 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


Sports


Organizations and teams

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Chiefs Esports Club The Chiefs Esports Club, often shortened to The Chiefs, is a professional esports club with teams competing in ''League of Legends'', ''Valorant'', and ''Halo Infinite''. It is based in Australia and is one of the most well known esports clubs ...
, 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 (NPSL) in 1967 and the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1968 to 1973 and again from 19 ...
, 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 Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of: People * House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne * Laval (surname) Places Belgium * Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Lux ...
, 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 club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The t ...
, 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 The Paducah Chiefs are a collegiate summer baseball team in Paducah, Kentucky. They are a member of the Ohio Valley League. The Chiefs has been the primary nickname for various Paducah teams, who began play in 1897. Early incarnations of the Padu ...
, a minor league baseball team from Paducah, Kentucky * Peoria Chiefs, a minor league baseball affiliate in Peoria, Illinois of the Chicago Cubs * 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 ''Slap Shot'' is a 1977 American sports film directed by George Roy Hill, written by Nancy Dowd and starring Paul Newman and Michael Ontkean. It depicts a minor league ice hockey team that resorts to violent play to gain popularity in a declin ...
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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


See also

* Chieftain (disambiguation) * Super Chief (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, geo, given name Lists of people by nickname