The Colonel

The Colonel can refer to:

• Colonel Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)
• Colonel Tom Parker, the manager for Elvis Presley
• Jean-Charles Langlois. a 19th century French soldier and painter
• The Colonel (play), an 1881 play by F. C. Burnand
• The Colonel, informal name for anyone with the military rank of Colonel, whether actively serving or retired. See also Kentucky colonel
• The Colonel (1917 film), a 1917 film directed by Michael Curtiz
• The Colonel (1974 film), a 1974 film directed by Chatrichalerm Yukol
• The Colonel (2006 film), a 2006 film directed by Laurent Herbiet
• The Colonel (One Hundred and One Dalmatians), character in the story One Hundred and One Dalmatians
• The Colonel (horse), a Thoroughbred racehorse.
• The Colonel, a character in the Conker series
• The Colonel, the alias used by Colin Moulding of the band XTC for the 1980 single release of Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen
• The Colonels, the regime of Polish colonels during the period 1926-1939
• The Colonels, the Greek military junta of 1967–1974
• The Colonels, rule by senior military officials, see military junta.