Chief

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

Athletes

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

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

Film and television

• The Chief (film), a 1933 American comedy
• Chiefs, a 1969 cinema vérité short film by Richard Leacock about the 1968 conference of the International Association of Chiefs of Police
• Chiefs (miniseries), 1983, starring Charlton Heston and Keith Carradine
• 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
• The Chiefs (TV program), a 2018-present Philippine television talk show
• The Chief, a 2024 British mockumentary spinoff of the Scot Squad
• Charlestown Chiefs, a fictional ice hockey team in Slap Shot

Literature

• Chiefs (novel), 1981, by Stuart Woods
• The Chief (play), a 2003 one-man play about Art Rooney

Music

• Chief (album), 2011, 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), 2017, 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 defunct newspaper in Columbia County, northwestern Oregon, US

American football

• Kansas City Chiefs, an American football team in Missouri
• South City Chiefs, an American football club competing in the South Australian Gridiron Association league

Baseball

• Allentown Chiefs, a former minor league baseball team
• Hartford Chiefs, a former minor league baseball franchise representing Hartford, Connecticut
• Paducah Chiefs, a minor league baseball team from Paducah, Kentucky
• Peoria Chiefs, a minor league baseball affiliate in Peoria, Illinois of the Chicago Cubs
• Wenatchee Chiefs, a former minor league baseball team based in Wenatchee, Washington

Football (soccer) and rugby

• Chiefs (rugby union), a rugby union team in New Zealand
• Atlanta Chiefs, a soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia
• Exeter Chiefs, a rugby union team in England
• Kaizer Chiefs F.C., a football club in South Africa

Ice hockey

• 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
• 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
• Spokane Chiefs, a Western Hockey League ice hockey team from Spokane, Washington

Other sports

• Chiefs Esports Club, an esports organisation in Australia
• Arellano Chiefs, the athletic teams of Arellano University
• Six Nations Chiefs, a senior lacrosse team in Six Nations of the Grand River, Ontario