# Chief > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chief > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chief.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief > Source revision: 1347549874 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Chief** may refer to: ## Title or rank ### Military and law enforcement - [Chief master sergeant](/source/Chief_master_sergeant), the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force - [Chief of police](/source/Chief_of_police), the head of a police department - [Chief of the boat](/source/Chief_of_the_boat), the senior enlisted sailor on a U.S. Navy submarine - [Chief petty officer](/source/Chief_petty_officer), a non-commissioned officer or equivalent in many navies - [Chief warrant officer](/source/Chief_warrant_officer), a military rank ### Other titles - Chief *x* officer, a corporate title in the [c-suite](/source/C-suite) - [Chief of the Name](/source/Chief_of_the_Name), head of a family or clan in Ireland and Scotland - [Chief engineer](/source/Chief_engineer), the most senior licensed mariner of an engine department on a ship, typically a merchant ship - [Chief mate](/source/Chief_mate), or Chief officer, the highest senior officer in the deck department on a merchant vessel - [Chief of staff](/source/Chief_of_staff), the leader of a complex organization - [Fire chief](/source/Fire_chief), top rank in a fire department - [Scottish clan chief](/source/Scottish_clan_chief), the head of a Scottish clan - [Tribal chief](/source/Tribal_chief), a leader of a tribal form of government - [Chief, IRS-CI](/source/Chief,_IRS-CI), the head and chief executive of U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation ## Places - [Chief Mountain, Alberta](/source/Chief_Mountain,_Alberta), a community in Canada - [Chief Mountain](/source/Chief_Mountain), Montana, United States - [Chief Mountain Border Crossing](/source/Chief_Mountain_Border_Crossing), between Alberta and Montana - [Chief Township, Mahnomen County, Minnesota](/source/Chief_Township,_Mahnomen_County,_Minnesota), United States - [Stawamus Chief](/source/Stawamus_Chief) or the Chief, a granite dome in British Columbia, Canada ## People with the name or nickname ### Athletes - [Chief Bender](/source/Chief_Bender) (1884–1954), American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher - [Sheldon "Chief" Bender](/source/Sheldon_%22Chief%22_Bender) (1919–2008) American Major League scouting director and farm system director - [Big Chief Bonner](/source/Big_Chief_Bonner), college football player and engineer - [Chief Chouneau](/source/Chief_Chouneau) (1888–1946), American MLB pitcher and member of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior - [Peter Graham (fighter)](/source/Peter_Graham_(fighter)) (born 1975), Australian kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist nicknamed "The Chief" - [Mel Harder](/source/Mel_Harder) (1909–2002), American MLB pitcher, coach and manager - [Elon Hogsett](/source/Elon_Hogsett) (1903–2001), American MLB pitcher - [Chief Johnson](/source/Chief_Johnson) (1886–1922), American MLB pitcher - [Chief Jones](/source/Chief_Jones) (1879–1959), American professional ice hockey goaltender - [Chief Kickingstallionsims](/source/Chief_Kickingstallionsims) (born 1986), American basketball player - [Chief Meyers](/source/Chief_Meyers) (1880–1971), American MLB catcher - [Robert Parish](/source/Robert_Parish) (born 1953), American basketball player nicknamed "The Chief" - [Chief Roseman](/source/Chief_Roseman) (1856–1938), American Major League Baseball player - [Alfred Michael "Chief" Venne](/source/Alfred_Michael_%22Chief%22_Venne) (1879–1971), a Native American educator, athletic manager and coach - [Chief Wilson](/source/Chief_Wilson) (1883–1954), American MLB outfielder - [Chief Youngblood](/source/Chief_Youngblood) (1900–1968), American MLB pitcher - [Chief Zimmer](/source/Chief_Zimmer) (1860–1949), American MLB catcher ### Other people with the name or nickname - [C. Alfred "Chief" Anderson](/source/C._Alfred_%22Chief%22_Anderson) (1907–1996), American aviator known as "the Father of Black Aviation" - [Craig Berube](/source/Craig_Berube) (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player and coach - [Chief Bey](/source/Chief_Bey) (1913–2004), American jazz percussionist and African folklorist - [Éamon de Valera](/source/%C3%89amon_de_Valera) (1882-1975), nicknamed "The Chief", Irish republican leader - [John Diefenbaker](/source/John_Diefenbaker), known as "The Chief" (1895–1979), Canadian Prime Minister - [Chief Keef](/source/Chief_Keef) (born 1995), stage name of American rapper and record producer Keith Farrelle Cozart ## Animals - [Chief (horse)](/source/Chief_(horse)) - *[Amauris echeria](/source/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](/source/Gimme_a_Break!#Main_characters)* - [Chief (*Battlestar Galactica*)](/source/Chief_(Battlestar_Galactica)) or Galen Tyrol, a character in *Battlestar Galactica* - [Chief (DC Comics)](/source/Chief_(DC_Comics)), the leader of the Doom Patrol - Chief, a character in *[The Fox and the Hound](/source/The_Fox_and_the_Hound)* - [Master Chief (*Halo*)](/source/Master_Chief_(Halo)) or Chief, a character in *Halo* - The Chief, a character in *[Get Smart](/source/Get_Smart)* - The Chief, a character in the *[Carmen Sandiego](/source/Carmen_Sandiego_(franchise))* franchise - The Chief, a character in *[The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show](/source/The_Plastic_Man_Comedy/Adventure_Show)* - The Chief, a character in *[T.U.F.F. Puppy](/source/T.U.F.F._Puppy#Protagonists)* ### Literature - [*Chiefs* (novel)](/source/Chiefs_(novel)), a 1981 novel by Stuart Woods - [*The Chief* (play)](/source/The_Chief_(play)), a 2003 one-man play about Art Rooney ### Music - [*Chief* (album)](/source/Chief_(album)), a 2011 album by Eric Church - [Chief (band)](/source/Chief_(band)), a folk rock band from 2008 to 2011 - [Chief Records](/source/Chief_Records), a record label from 1957 to 1964 - [*The Chief* (album)](/source/The_Chief_(album)), a 2017 album by Jidenna ### Periodicals - [*Chief* (magazine)](/source/Chief_(magazine)), a defunct online arts and culture publication - [*The Chief* (New York newspaper)](/source/The_Chief_(New_York_newspaper)), a newspaper in New York City - [*The Chief* (Oregon newspaper)](/source/The_Chief_(Oregon_newspaper)), a defunct newspaper in Columbia County, northwestern Oregon, United States ### Film and television - [*The Chief* (film)](/source/The_Chief_(film)), a 1933 American comedy - *Chiefs*, a 1969 cinema vérité short film by [Richard Leacock](/source/Richard_Leacock) about the 1968 conference of the International Association of Chiefs of Police - [*Chiefs* (miniseries)](/source/Chiefs_(miniseries)), a 1983 miniseries starring Charlton Heston and Keith Carradine - [*The Chief* (1990s TV series)](/source/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](/source/Wyoming_Indian_High_School#Athletics) - [*The Chiefs* (TV program)](/source/The_Chiefs_(TV_program)), a 2018-present Philippine television talk show - *The Chief*, a 2024 British mockumentary spinoff of the *[Scot Squad](/source/Scot_Squad)* ## Sports ### Organizations and teams - [Chiefs Esports Club](/source/Chiefs_Esports_Club), an esports organisation in Australia - [Chiefs (rugby union)](/source/Chiefs_(rugby_union)), a rugby union team in New Zealand - [Allentown Chiefs](/source/Allentown_Chiefs), a former minor league baseball team - [Arellano Chiefs](/source/Arellano_Chiefs), the athletic team of Arellano University - [Atlanta Chiefs](/source/Atlanta_Chiefs), a soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia - [Exeter Chiefs](/source/Exeter_Chiefs), a rugby union team in England - [Hartford Chiefs](/source/Hartford_Chiefs), a former minor league baseball franchise representing Hartford, Connecticut - [Johnstown Chiefs](/source/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](/source/Lakefield_Chiefs), a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada - [Laval Chiefs](/source/Laval_Chiefs), an ice hockey team in Quebec - [Kaizer Chiefs F.C.](/source/Kaizer_Chiefs_F.C.), a football club in South Africa - [Kansas City Chiefs](/source/Kansas_City_Chiefs), an American football team in Missouri - [Mississauga Chiefs](/source/Mississauga_Chiefs), a former professional women's ice hockey team from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada - [Mississauga Jr. Chiefs](/source/Mississauga_Jr._Chiefs), a Canadian Junior women's ice hockey team based in Mississauga, Ontario - [Motor City Chiefs](/source/Motor_City_Chiefs), a former ice hockey organization from Dearborn Heights, Michigan - [Paducah Chiefs](/source/Paducah_Chiefs), a minor league baseball team from Paducah, Kentucky - [Peoria Chiefs](/source/Peoria_Chiefs), a minor league baseball affiliate in Peoria, Illinois of the Chicago Cubs - [Six Nations Chiefs](/source/Six_Nations_Chiefs), a senior lacrosse team in Six Nations of the Grand River, Ontario. - [South City Chiefs](/source/South_City_Chiefs), an American football club competing in the South Australian Gridiron Association league - [Spokane Chiefs](/source/Spokane_Chiefs), a Western Hockey League ice hockey team from Spokane, Washington - [Wenatchee Chiefs](/source/Wenatchee_Chiefs), a former minor league baseball team based in Wenatchee, Washington #### In fiction - Charlestown Chiefs, a fictional ice hockey team in *[Slap Shot](/source/Slap_Shot_(film))* ## Transport - [*Chief* (train)](/source/Chief_(train)), a named passenger train of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway - *[Southwest Chief](/source/Southwest_Chief)* Amtrak's successor service to the Chief and Super Chief - *[Super Chief](/source/Super_Chief)*, premium passenger train of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway - [Aeronca 11 Chief](/source/Aeronca_11_Chief), an American two-seat airplane entering production in 1945 - [Aeronca 50 Chief](/source/Aeronca_50_Chief), an American light plane of the late 1930s - [Pawnee Chief](/source/Pawnee_Chief), an American two-seat helicopter design, first flown in 2005 ## United States Navy ships - [USS *Chief* (AMc-67)](/source/USS_Chief_(AMc-67)), an Accentor-class minesweeper that served from 1942 until 1945 - [USS *Chief* (AM-31)](/source/USS_Chief_(AM-315)), an Auk-class minesweeper that served from 1943 until 1955 - [USS *Chief* (MCM-14)](/source/USS_Chief_(MCM-14)), an Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship commissioned in 1994 ## Other uses - [Chief (heraldry)](/source/Chief_(heraldry)), a horizontal band on a coat of arms - [Customs Handling of Import & Export Freight](/source/Customs_Handling_of_Import_%26_Export_Freight) (CHIEF), a UK customs computer system - [Chief (women's network)](/source/Chief_(women's_network)), private women's business networking organization ## See also - [Chieftain (disambiguation)](/source/Chieftain_(disambiguation)) - [Super Chief (disambiguation)](/source/Super_Chief_(disambiguation)) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Chief](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief?action=history)). 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