Godfather most often refers to a male

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in the Christian tradition. Godfather, God Father, or variants may also refer to:

Crime

* A synonym for

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* Capo dei capi, Italian for "boss of all bosses"

People

The Godfather (wrestler) Charles Wright (born May 16, 1961), better known under his ring name The Godfather, is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, and underwent sev ...

(born 1961), ring name of professional wrestler Charles Wright *

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, American rapper and record producer * Pat Riley, former professional basketball coach and current president of the Miami Heat

Film

* ''

The Godfather ''The Godfather'' is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same title. The film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, ...

'', a 1972 film starring Marlon Brando ** ''The Godfather'' (film series) ** ''The Godfather'' (soundtrack) * ''Godfather'' (1991 film), an Indian Malayalam-language film by Siddique–Lal * ''Godfather'' (2007 film), a Pakistani film by Hariday Shetty * ''Godfather'' (2012 film), an Indian Kannada-language film by P. C. Sriram ** ''Godfather'' (soundtrack) * ''God Father'' (2017 film), an Indian Odia-language film * ''God Father'' (2020 film), an Indian Tamil-language film * ''GodFather'' (2022 film), an Indian Telugu-language film

Literature

* ''The Godfather'' (book series) * "The Godfather" (fairy tale), a story from ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' * ''The Godfather'' (novel), a 1969 novel by Mario Puzo

Music

The Godfathers (rap duo) ''The Godfathers'' are a hip hop duo consisting of Kool G Rap Nathaniel Thomas Wilson (born July 20, 1968), better known by his stage name Kool G Rap (or simply G Rap), is an American rapper from Queens, New York City. He began his career i ...

, a hip hop duo consisting of Kool G Rap and Necro, from Brooklyn *

The Godfathers The Godfathers are an English rock band from London, England, with strong influences from R&B and punk. Career The Godfathers were formed by Peter and Chris Coyne (vocals and bass, respectively) after the demise of The Sid Presley Experienc ...

, an alternative rock band from London, England * ''Godfather'' (album), album by Wiley 2017 * ''The Godfather'', a compilation album by Héctor el Father * For musicians called "Godfather of ...", see

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** Godfather of Punk (disambiguation)

Television

* ''The Godfathers'' (TV series), a 1970 Australian television show * "The Godfather", an episode of ''Married... with Children''

Video games

* ''The Godfather'' (1991 video game), a DOS game based on the film trilogy * ''The Godfather'' (2006 video game), based on Puzo's novel and the film trilogy

Other uses

* Godfather (cocktail) *

Godfather's Pizza Godfather's Pizza is an American privately owned restaurant chain headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, that operates fast casual Italian franchises and Pizza Express locations. History Godfather's Pizza was founded in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1973. Wil ...

, a United States restaurant chain