Boss may refer to:
Animals The Boss (bear), a wild grizzly bear in Canada Boss, the bone shield of an African buffalo's horns Boss, the bony mass on the skull of some dinosaurs from family Ceratopsidae
Arts and entertainment Architecture Boss (architecture), a protruding stone, often decoratively carved Lifting boss, a knob or protrusion left by masons on blocks to facilitate levering or lifting
Fictional characters Boss (Mazinger), from the anime Mazinger Z Boss Hogg, the main villain of the television show The Dukes of Hazzard Pointy-haired Boss, the office nemesis of cartoon character Dilbert The Boss (Metal Gear), a character in the video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Boss, the narrator of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court "The Boss", Nicolas Lucifer III, from the animated series The Baskervilles "The Boss" (simply known as "playa" in the first game), the main character of the Saints Row series
Film Boss (2006 film), an Indian Telugu-language film Boss (2011 film), an Indian Kannada-language film Boss: Born to Rule, a 2013 Indian Bengali-language film starring Jeet Boss 2, its 2017 sequel Boss Nigger, a 1975 western that also goes by the name Boss Boss (2013 Hindi film), an Indian Hindi-language film starring Akshay Kumar Boss (2025 film), South Korean action comedy The Boss (1915 film), a silent film based on the play by Edward Sheldon The Boss (1956 film), an American film by Byron Haskin The Boss (1973 film) or Il Boss, an Italian crime film The Boss (1975 film), a blaxploitation film The Boss, a 2005 short film starring Jennifer Sciole The Boss (2016 film), an American comedy starring Melissa McCarthy Sivaji: The Boss, a 2007 Indian film by S. Shankar
Music Bands Boss (Australian band), a 1980s hard rock band The Boss (band), a South Korean boy band
Albums Boss (album), by Magik Markers, 2007 The Boss (Diana Ross album), 1979 The Boss (Jimmy Smith album), 1968 The Boss (Timati album), 2009
Songs "Boss" (Fifth Harmony song), 2014 "Boss" (Lil Pump song), 2017 "Boss" (NCT U song), 2018 "Boss", a song by the Carters from the album Everything Is Love, 2018 "Boss" by Mirror, 2021 "The Boss" (Diana Ross song), 1979 "The Boss" (Rick Ross song), 2008 "The Boss", a song by James Brown from the soundtrack Black Caesar, 1973 "The Boss", a song by A. R. Rahman from the soundtrack Sivaji, 2007
Television Boss (TV series), a 2011 US series starring Kelsey Grammer The Boss (TV series) or The Peter Principle, a British television sitcom "Boss", an episode of Life's Work Bimorphic Organisational Systems Supervisor, a fictional supercomputer in the Doctor Who television serial The Green Death
Other uses in arts and entertainment Boss (video games), a particularly powerful enemy or opponent in a video game Boss Radio, a 1960s pop radio format Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago, a 1971 book by Mike Royko The Boss, a 1911 Broadway play by Edward Sheldon BOSS: Baap of Special Services, a 2019 web series
Companies and brands Boss Audio, a company that manufactures audio equipment for automotive and marine applications Boss Corporation, a company that manufactures guitar accessories and audio equipment Hugo Boss, often stylised as BOSS, a German fashion house Boss Coffee, a brand of Japanese coffee-flavored beverages
Occupations Supervisor, often referred to as boss Air boss, more formally, air officer, the person in charge of aircraft operations on an aircraft carrier Crime boss, the head of a criminal organization Fire boss, a person in charge of mine safety Pit boss, the person who looks after the employees who work in a casino pit Political boss, a person who controls a political region or constituency
People As a real name Boss (surname) Boss Mustapha (born 1956), Secretary of the Nigerian government from 2017 to 2023
As a nickname or stage name Athletes Lance Armstrong ("", born 1971), former professional cyclist Sasha Banks (born 1992), American professional wrestler Tomás Boy ("", 1951–2022), Mexican professional football player and coach Bobby Lashley (born 1976), American professional wrestler Helmut Rahn ("", 1929–2003), German football player Andrew Reynolds (skateboarder) (born 1978), American professional skateboarder George Steinbrenner (1930–2010), owner of the New York Yankees baseball team Jos Verstappen (born 1972), Dutch Formula One driver
Musicians Boss (rapper) (née Lichelle Laws, 1969–2024), American rapper Gene Ammons ("The Boss", 1925–1974), American jazz musician and songwriter Ross the Boss Friedman (born 1954), guitarist of The Dictators and Manowar Diana Ross ("The Boss", born 1944), American singer and actress Rick Ross ("The Boss", born 1976), American rapper Bruce Springsteen ("The Boss", born 1949), American singer and songwriter
Politicians Richard J. Daley (1902–1976), mayor of Chicago, Illinois, US Alexander Robey Shepherd (1835–1902), Washington, D.C., politician William M. Tweed (1823–1878), notoriously corrupt New York City politician
Other people Joe Lycett, English comedian, television presenter and painter who briefly changed his name to Hugo Boss Ernest Shackleton (1874–1922), Anglo-Irish explorer
As a ring name Ray Traylor (1963–2004), American professional wrestler, one of whose ring names was "The Boss"
Places Boss, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community Boss, Texas, US, an unincorporated community Boss (crater), a lunar crater
Politics Bureau of State Security (B.O.S.S.), a South African state security agency from 1966 to 1980 Bosnian Party (BOSS), a political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Science and technology Astronomy Boss General Catalogue, an early 20th century star catalog Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey BOSS Great Wall, the largest known galaxy wall Big Occultable Steerable Satellite, a system for observing distant planets
Electronics and computing BOSS (molecular mechanics) (Biochemical and Organic Simulation System), a molecular modeling program Balanced Optical SteadyShot, an image stabilization technology used in Sony video cameras Bharat Operating System Solutions, a Linux distribution developed by NRCFOSS/C-DAC, India "Boss", nickname of the robot that won the 2007 DARPA Grand Challenge Yahoo! Search BOSS, a web services platform initiative
Other uses in science and technology Boss (geology), a body of igneous rock Boss (engineering), term for a protrusion type feature BOSS (molecular mechanics) (Biochemical and Organic Simulation System), a molecular modeling program Bride of sevenless, a promoter for the sevenless gene Boss 302, a Ford Modular engine
Sport A series of modified Ford engines used for NASCAR racing, including: Ford Boss 302 engine Boss 351 Boss 429 BOSS GP, a European motor racing series
Other uses Shield boss, the domed metal centre to a shield Boss, the hub of a propeller Boulder Outdoor Survival School (BOSS), in Boulder, Utah The Boss (roller coaster), at Six Flags St. Louis, Missouri
See also Bos (disambiguation) Big Boss (disambiguation) Snoop Dogg ("The Boss Dogg", born 1971), American rapper and record producer Vic Sotto, Filipino television personality nicknamed "Bossing"