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'''Chief''' may refer to:

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== Title or rank == <!-- alpha order -->

=== 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]], 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!#Main characters|Gimme a Break]]''
* [[Chief (Battlestar Galactica)|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)|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)|Carmen Sandiego]]'' franchise
* The Chief, a character in ''[[The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show]]''
* The Chief, a character in ''[[T.U.F.F. Puppy#Protagonists|T.U.F.F. Puppy]]''

===Literature===
* [[Chiefs (novel)|''Chiefs'' (novel)]], a 1981 novel by Stuart Woods
* [[The Chief (play)|''The Chief'' (play)]], a 2003 one-man play about Art Rooney

=== Music ===
* [[Chief (album)|''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)|''The Chief'' (album)]], a 2017 album by Jidenna

===Periodicals===
* [[Chief (magazine)|''Chief'' (magazine)]], a defunct online arts and culture publication
* [[The Chief (New York newspaper)|''The Chief'' (New York newspaper)]], a newspaper in New York City
* [[The Chief (Oregon newspaper)|''The Chief'' (Oregon newspaper)]], a defunct newspaper in Columbia County, northwestern Oregon, United States

===Film and television===
* [[The Chief (film)|''The Chief'' (film)]], a 1933 American comedy
* [[Chiefs (miniseries)|''Chiefs'' (miniseries)]], a 1983 miniseries starring Charlton Heston and Keith Carradine
* [[The Chief (TV series)|''The Chief'' (TV series)]], a 1990s British crime drama
* ''Chiefs'', a 2002 documentary feature film by Daniel Junge about the [[Wyoming Indian High School#Athletics|Wyoming Indian High School basketball team]]
* [[The Chiefs (TV program)|''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]], 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 (film)|Slap Shot]]''

== Transport==
* [[Chief (train)|''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)|USS ''Chief'' (AMc-67)]], an Accentor-class minesweeper that served from 1942 until 1945
* [[USS Chief (AM-315)|USS ''Chief'' (AM-31)]], an Auk-class minesweeper that served from 1943 until 1955
* [[USS Chief (MCM-14)|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)]]

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