Godfather

A godfather is a male godparent in many Christian traditions or a man arranged to be the legal guardian of a child in case the parents die before adulthood or the age of maturity.

Godfather may also refer to:

People

• Capo di tutti capi, a Mafia overboss
• Charles Wright (wrestler) (pseudonym), a wrestler
• Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo (born 1946), founder of Guadalajara Cartel and first drug czar in Mexico
• Juan Nepomuceno Guerra (1915–2001), founder of the Gulf Cartel and considered the "godfather" of US–Mexico border mafias
• Adolfo Constanzo (1962–1989), American serial killer, drug dealer, and cult leader; known as The Godfather of Matamoros

Entertainment

Media

• The Godfather (novel), a 1969 novel by Mario Puzo about a fictional Italian Mafia family headed by Don Vito Corleone
• The Godfathers, a 1970 Australian television show
• The Godfather film trilogy, based on the Puzo novel:
  • The Godfather, the Academy Award–winning 1972 film with Marlon Brando as the Godfather
    • The Godfather (soundtrack), a 1972 soundtrack of above
  • The Godfather Part II, the Academy Award-winning 1974 sequel to the first film
    • The Godfather Part II (soundtrack), a 1974 soundtrack of above
  • The Godfather Part III, the third film in the trilogy, released in 1990
    • The Godfather Part III (soundtrack), a 1990 soundtrack of above
• Godfather (1991 film), a Malayalam film directed by Siddique and Lal starring N. N. Pillai, Mukesh, and Innocent Vincent
• Godfather (2007 film), a Pakistani film directed by Hariday Shetty
• Godfather (2012 film), a Kannada film directed by P. C. Sriram starring Upendra with music by A. R. Rahman
• The Godfather (fairy tale), a story from Grimms' Fairy Tales
• "The Godfather", a fifth-season episode of Married... with Children

Games

• The Godfather (1991 video game), DOS game based on the film trilogy
• The Godfather, video game series:
  • The Godfather (2006 video game), based on the Puzo novel and film
  • The Godfather II (video game), a 2009 video game based on the second film

Music

• Godfather (band), a sleaze-funk-hip hop band from Cambridge, UK
• The Godfather, a compilation album by Héctor el Father
• The Godfathers, an alternative rock band from London, England
• The Godfathers (rap duo), a hip hop duo consisting of Kool G Rap and Necro, from Brooklyn, NYC

Business

• Godfather's Pizza, a United States restaurant chain

Honorary titles

It may also be bestowed as an honorary title to a pioneer in a particular field, especially in musical genres, as:

• Godfather of Anime, Osamu Tezuka
• Godfather of Cantopop, Roman Tam
• Godfather of creative nonfiction, Lee Gutkind
• Godfather of Fitness, Jack LaLanne
• Godfather of Gangsta Rap, Eazy-E
• Godfather of Go-Go, Chuck Brown
• Godfather of Goth, Peter Murphy
• Godfather of Grappling, Gene LeBell
• Godfather of Grunge, Neil Young
• Godfather of Heavy Metal, Ozzy Osbourne
• Godfather of House Music, Frankie Knuckles
• Godfather of Hip Hop, Afrika Bambaataa
• Godfather of Historic Preservation, Charles E. Peterson
• Godfather of Irish Music, Tommy Makem
• Godfather of Latin Jazz, Ray Barretto
• Godfather of the New Russia opposition movement, Alexander Prokhanov
• Godfather of Noyze, Rahzel M. Brown
• Godfather of Nu Metal, Ross Robinson
• Godfather of Nunchucks, Bruce Lee
• Godfather of Punk, Iggy Pop
• Godfather of Rap, Falco
• Godfather of Soul, James Brown
• Godfather of the NFL, Ray Lewis

Other

• Godfather (cocktail), a cocktail made with Italian Amaretto and Scotch whisky

See also

• God the Father
• Godmother (disambiguation)
• List of people considered father or mother of a field