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Chief may refer to:
Title or rank
Military and law enforcement
Other titles
Chief x officer, a corporate title in the
c-suite
Chief of the Name , head of a family or clan
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
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), "The Chief", Australian kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist
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 "The Chief" (born 1953), American basketball player
Chief Roseman (1856–1938), American Major League Baseball player from Brooklyn
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
Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional characters
Literature
Music
Periodicals
Film and television
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
Other uses
See also
Topics referred to by the same term