These are lists of territorial governors by century and by year, such as the administrators of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.

For the purposes of these lists, a current dependency is any entity listed on these lists of dependent territories and other entities. A dependent territory is normally a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a sovereign state yet remains politically outside the controlling state's integral area.^[1] This latter condition distinguishes a dependent territory from an autonomous region or administrative division, which forms an integral part of the parent state. The administrators of uninhabited territories are excluded.

Lists

List of leaders of dependent territories

List of current dependent territory leaders

List of governors of dependent territories in the 21st century

List of governors of dependent territories in the 20th century

2000 – 1999 – 1998 – 1997 – 1996 – 1995 – 1994 – 1993 – 1992 – 1991

1990 – 1989 – 1988 – 1987 – 1986 – 1985 – 1984 – 1983 – 1982 – 1981

1980 – 1979 – 1978 – 1977 – 1976 – 1975 – 1974 – 1973 – 1972 – 1971

1970 – 1969 – 1968 – 1967 – 1966 – 1965 – 1964 – 1963 – 1962 – 1961

1960 – 1959 – 1958 – 1957 – 1956 – 1955 – 1954 – 1953 – 1952 – 1951

1950 – 1949 – 1948 – 1947 – 1946 – 1945 – 1944 – 1943 – 1942 – 1941

1940 – 1939 – 1938 – 1937 – 1936 – 1935 – 1934 – 1933 – 1932 – 1931

1930 – 1929 – 1928 – 1927 – 1926 – 1925 – 1924 – 1923 – 1922 – 1921

1920 – 1919 – 1918 – 1917 – 1916 – 1915 – 1914 – 1913 – 1912 – 1911

1910 – 1909 – 1908 – 1907 – 1906 – 1905 – 1904 – 1903 – 1902 – 1901

List of governors of dependent territories in the 19th century

1900 – 1899 – 1898 – 1897 – 1896 – 1895 – 1894 – 1893 – 1892 – 1891

1890 – 1889 – 1888 – 1887 – 1886 – 1885 – 1884 – 1883 – 1882 – 1881

1880 – 1879 – 1878 – 1877 – 1876 – 1875 – 1874 – 1873 – 1872 – 1871

1870 – 1869 – 1868 – 1867 – 1866 – 1865 – 1864 – 1863 – 1862 – 1861

1860 – 1859 – 1858 – 1857 – 1856 – 1855 – 1854 – 1853 – 1852 – 1851

1850 – 1849 – 1848 – 1847 – 1846 – 1845 – 1844 – 1843 – 1842 – 1841

1840 – 1839 – 1838 – 1837 – 1836 – 1835 – 1834 – 1833 – 1832 – 1831

1830 – 1829 – 1828 – 1827 – 1826 – 1825 – 1824 – 1823 – 1822 – 1821

1820 – 1819 – 1818 – 1817 – 1816 – 1815 – 1814 – 1813 – 1812 – 1811

1810 – 1809 – 1808 – 1807 – 1806 – 1805 – 1804 – 1803 – 1802 – 1801

List of governors of dependent territories in the 18th century

1800 – 1799 – 1798 – 1797 – 1796 – 1795 – 1794 – 1793 – 1792 – 1791

1790 – 1789 – 1788 – 1787 – 1786 – 1785 – 1784 – 1783 – 1782 – 1781

1780 – 1779 – 1778 – 1777 – 1776 – 1775 – 1774 – 1773 – 1772 – 1771

1770 – 1769 – 1768 – 1767 – 1766 – 1765 – 1764 – 1763 – 1762 – 1761

1760 – 1759 – 1758 – 1757 – 1756 – 1755 – 1754 – 1753 – 1752 – 1751

1750 – 1749 – 1748 – 1747 – 1746 – 1745 – 1744 – 1743 – 1742 – 1741

1740 – 1739 – 1738 – 1737 – 1736 – 1735 – 1734 – 1733 – 1732 – 1731

1730 – 1729 – 1728 – 1727 – 1726 – 1725 – 1724 – 1723 – 1722 – 1721

1720 – 1719 – 1718 – 1717 – 1716 – 1715 – 1714 – 1713 – 1712 – 1711

1710 – 1709 – 1708 – 1707 – 1706 – 1705 – 1704 – 1703 – 1702 – 1701

List of governors of dependent territories in the 17th century

List of governors of dependent territories in the 16th century

List of governors of dependent territories in the 15th century