Chief

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 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, United States

Chief Mountain Border Crossing, between Alberta and Montana

Chief Township, Mahnomen County, Minnesota, 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"

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