Godfather

A godfather is a male godparent in the Christian tradition.

Godfather may also refer to:

• A male arranged to be legal guardian of a child if untimely demise is met by the parents

People

• Capo di tutti capi, a Mafia crime boss
• Charles Wright (wrestler) (pseudonym), a wrestler
• Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, the founder of Guadalajara Cartel and first drug czar in Mexico.
• Juan Nepomuceno Guerra, founder of the Gulf Cartel and considered the "godfather" of U.S-Mexico border mafias.
• Adolfo Constanzo, an 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 the fictional Italian Mafia family headed by Don Vito Corleone
• 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), soundtrack of above
  • The Godfather Part II, the Academy Award-winning 1974 sequel to the first film
    • The Godfather Part II (soundtrack), soundtrack of above
  • The Godfather Part III, the third film in the trilogy, released in 1990
    • The Godfather Part III (soundtrack), 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 (2011 film), a Kannada film directed by P. C. Sriram starring Upendra with music by A. R. Rahman
• "The Godfather", one of Grimm's Fairy Tales
• "The Godfather", a fifth season episode of Married... with Children

Games

• The Godfather video game series
  • The Godfather: The Game, a 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 (album), a compilation album by Hector "El Father" featuring many artists.
• The Godfathers, an alternative rock band from London, England.
• The Godfathers a hip hop duo consisted of Kool G Rap and Necro, from Brooklyn, NYC.

Business

• Godfather's Pizza, a United States restaurant chain

In 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 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 Noyze, Rahzel M. Brown
• Godfather of Nu Metal, Ross Robinson
• Godfather of Soul, James Brown
• Godfather of Punk, Iggy Pop

Other

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

See also

• God the Father
• Godmother
• People known as the father or mother of something