Chief Explained

Chief may refer to:

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
• 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, 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), Australian kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist nicknamed "The Chief"
• 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 Jones (1879–1959), American professional ice hockey goaltender
• Chief Kickingstallionsims (born 1986), American basketball player
• Chief Meyers (1880–1971), American MLB catcher
• Robert Parish (born 1953), American basketball player nicknamed "The Chief"
• Chief Roseman (1856–1938), American Major League Baseball player
• 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, 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

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

• 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, 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, an ice hockey team in Quebec
• Kaizer Chiefs F.C., a football club in South Africa
• Kansas City Chiefs, 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, 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

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

See also

• Chieftain (disambiguation)
• Super Chief (disambiguation)