Chief may refer to:
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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 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 in Ireland and Scotland
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, Alberta, a community in Canada
Chief Mountain, Montana, US
Chief Mountain Border Crossing, between Alberta and Montana
Chief Township, Mahnomen County, Minnesota, US
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
Chief Chouneau (1888–1946), American MLB pitcher and member of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior
Mel Harder (1909–2002), American MLB pitcher, coach and manager
Elon Hogsett (1903–2001), American MLB pitcher
Chief Johnson (1886–1922), American MLB pitcher
Chief Meyers (1880–1971), American MLB catcher
Chief Roseman (1856–1938), American MLB player
Chief Wilson (1883–1954), American MLB outfielder
Chief Youngblood (1900–1968), American MLB pitcher
Chief Zimmer (1860–1949), American MLB catcher
Big Chief Bonner, college football player and engineer
Peter Graham (fighter) (born 1975), Australian kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist
Chief Jones (1879–1959), American professional ice hockey goaltender
Chief Kickingstallionsims (born 1986), American basketball player
Robert Parish (born 1953), American basketball player nicknamed "The Chief"
Other people with the name or nickname
C. Alfred "Chief" Anderson (1907–1996), American aviator known as "the Father of Black Aviation"
Craig Berube (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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
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
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
Film and television
The Chief (film), a 1933 American comedy
Chiefs, a 1969 cinema vérité short film by Richard Leacock about the 1968 conference of the International Association of Chiefs of Police
Chiefs (miniseries), 1983, starring Charlton Heston and Keith Carradine
The Chief (1990s 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
Charlestown Chiefs, a fictional ice hockey team in Slap Shot
Literature
Chiefs (novel), 1981, by Stuart Woods
The Chief (play), a 2003 one-man play about Art Rooney
Music
Chief (album), 2011, 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), 2017, 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, US
Sports organizations and teams
American football
Kansas City Chiefs, an American football team in Missouri
South City Chiefs, an American football club competing in the South Australian Gridiron Association league
Baseball
Allentown Chiefs, a former minor league baseball team
Hartford Chiefs, a former minor league baseball franchise representing Hartford, Connecticut
Paducah Chiefs, a minor league baseball team from Paducah, Kentucky
Peoria Chiefs, a minor league baseball affiliate in Peoria, Illinois of the Chicago Cubs
Wenatchee Chiefs, a former minor league baseball team based in Wenatchee, Washington
Football (soccer) and rugby
Chiefs (rugby union), a rugby union team in New Zealand
Atlanta Chiefs, a soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia
Exeter Chiefs, a rugby union team in England
Kaizer Chiefs F.C., a football club in South Africa
Ice hockey
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
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
Spokane Chiefs, a Western Hockey League ice hockey team from Spokane, Washington
Other sports
Chiefs Esports Club, an esports organisation in Australia
Arellano Chiefs, the athletic teams of Arellano University
Six Nations Chiefs, a senior lacrosse team in Six Nations of the Grand River, Ontario
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