People Nicknamed Chief or The Chief
- Wayne Allison (born 1968), football player
- George Armstrong (ice hockey), retired Hall of Fame NHL player
- Harold Roe Bartle (1901–1974), former mayor of Kansas City, Missouri and founder of the Tribe of Mic-O-Say
- Johnny Bucyk (born 1935), retired Hall of Fame NHL player with the Boston Bruins
- Chad Cordero (born 1982), professional baseball player in the MLB
- John Diefenbaker (1895–1979), former Prime Minister of Canada
- Jason Dunstall (born 1964), former AFL Footballer with Hawthorn
- Noel Gallagher (born 1967), English musician in the band Oasis
- Paul Harragon (born 1968), Australia Rugby League former player and commentator
- Robert Parish (born 1953), professional basketball player in the NBA
- Charles Stewart Parnell (1846–1891), Irish nationalist political leader
- Art Rooney (1901–1988), founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Felipe Rose (born 1954), "Indian Chief" in the Village People
- Jamie Thomas (born 1974), Pro skateboarder and owner of Black Box Distribution
- Simon Wiggins (born 1982), former AFL Footballer with Carlton
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Famous quotes containing the words people and/or chief:
“A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.”
—Edmund Burke (1729–1797)
“He is no more than the chief officer of the people, appointed by the laws, and circumscribed with definite powers, to assist in working the great machine of government erected for their use, and consequently subject to their superintendence.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)