This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1801. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.

• List of colonial governors in 1701
• List of colonial governors in 1702
• List of colonial governors in 1703
• List of colonial governors in 1704
• List of colonial governors in 1705
• List of colonial governors in 1706
• List of colonial governors in 1707
• List of colonial governors in 1708
• List of colonial governors in 1709
• List of colonial governors in 1710
• List of colonial governors in 1711
• List of colonial governors in 1712
• List of colonial governors in 1713
• List of colonial governors in 1714
• List of colonial governors in 1715
• List of colonial governors in 1716
• List of colonial governors in 1717
• List of colonial governors in 1718
• List of colonial governors in 1719
• List of colonial governors in 1720
• List of colonial governors in 1721
• List of colonial governors in 1722
• List of colonial governors in 1723
• List of colonial governors in 1724
• List of colonial governors in 1725
• List of colonial governors in 1726
• List of colonial governors in 1727
• List of colonial governors in 1728
• List of colonial governors in 1729
• List of colonial governors in 1730
• List of colonial governors in 1731
• List of colonial governors in 1732
• List of colonial governors in 1733
• List of colonial governors in 1734
• List of colonial governors in 1735
• List of colonial governors in 1736
• List of colonial governors in 1737
• List of colonial governors in 1738
• List of colonial governors in 1739
• List of colonial governors in 1740
• List of colonial governors in 1741
• List of colonial governors in 1742
• List of colonial governors in 1743
• List of colonial governors in 1744
• List of colonial governors in 1745
• List of colonial governors in 1746
• List of colonial governors in 1747
• List of colonial governors in 1748
• List of colonial governors in 1749
• List of colonial governors in 1750
• List of colonial governors in 1751
• List of colonial governors in 1752
• List of colonial governors in 1753
• List of colonial governors in 1754
• List of colonial governors in 1755
• List of colonial governors in 1756
• List of colonial governors in 1757
• List of colonial governors in 1758
• List of colonial governors in 1759
• List of colonial governors in 1760
• List of colonial governors in 1761
• List of colonial governors in 1762
• List of colonial governors in 1763
• List of colonial governors in 1764
• List of colonial governors in 1765
• List of colonial governors in 1766
• List of colonial governors in 1767
• List of colonial governors in 1768
• List of colonial governors in 1769
• List of colonial governors in 1770
• List of colonial governors in 1771
• List of colonial governors in 1772
• List of colonial governors in 1773
• List of colonial governors in 1774
• List of colonial governors in 1775
• List of colonial governors in 1776
• List of colonial governors in 1777
• List of colonial governors in 1778
• List of colonial governors in 1779
• List of colonial governors in 1780
• List of colonial governors in 1781
• List of colonial governors in 1782
• List of colonial governors in 1783
• List of colonial governors in 1784
• List of colonial governors in 1785
• List of colonial governors in 1786
• List of colonial governors in 1787
• List of colonial governors in 1788
• List of colonial governors in 1789
• List of colonial governors in 1790
• List of colonial governors in 1791
• List of colonial governors in 1792
• List of colonial governors in 1793
• List of colonial governors in 1794
• List of colonial governors in 1795
• List of colonial governors in 1796
• List of colonial governors in 1797
• List of colonial governors in 1798
• List of colonial governors in 1799
• List of colonial governors in 1800

• List of colonial governors in 1872
• List of colonial governors in 1873
• List of colonial governors in 1874
• List of colonial governors in 1875
• List of colonial governors in 1876
• List of colonial governors in 1877
• List of colonial governors in 1878
• List of colonial governors in 1879
• List of colonial governors in 1880
• List of colonial governors in 1881
• List of colonial governors in 1882
• List of colonial governors in 1883
• List of colonial governors in 1884
• List of colonial governors in 1885
• List of colonial governors in 1886
• List of colonial governors in 1887
• List of colonial governors in 1888
• List of colonial governors in 1889
• List of colonial governors in 1890
• List of colonial governors in 1891
• List of colonial governors in 1892
• List of colonial governors in 1893
• List of colonial governors in 1894
• List of colonial governors in 1895
• List of colonial governors in 1896
• List of colonial governors in 1897
• List of colonial governors in 1898
• List of colonial governors in 1899
• List of colonial governors in 1900

• Mauritius – François Louis Magallon de la Morlière, Governor of Mauritius (1800–1803)

• Dutch East Indies
  1. Pieter Gerardus van Overstraten, Governor General of the Dutch East Indies (1796–1801)
  2. Johannes Siberg, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1801–1805)

• Principality of Abkhazia – Kelesh Begi (1789–1806)
• Oran – Osman Bey, Wali of Oran (1799–1802)

• Angola – Miguel António de Melo, Governor of Angola (1797–1802)
• Macau – Jose Manuel Pinto, Governor of Macau (1800–1803)
• Moçambique, Zambezi and Sofala –
  1. Francisco Guedes de Carvalho Meneses da Costa, Governor of the Colony of Moçambique, Zambezi and Sofala (1797–1801)
  2. Isidro de Sousa e Sá, Governor of the Colony of Moçambique, Zambezi and Sofala (1801–1805)

• Viceroyalty of New Granada – Pedro Mendinueta y Múzquiz (1797–1803)
• Viceroyalty of New Spain – Félix Berenguer de Marquina (1800–1803)
  • Captaincy General of Cuba – Salvador de Muro y Salazar, Governor of Cuba (1799–1812)
  • Spanish East Indies – Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León, Governor-General of the Philippines (1793–1806)
  • Commandancy General of the Provincias Internas – Pedro da Nava, Commandant General of the Interior Provinces (1793–1802)
• Viceroyalty of Peru –
  1. Ambrosio O'Higgins (1796–1801)
  2. Manuel Arredondo y Pelegrín, Dean of the Audencia and acting Viceroy of Peru (1801)
  3. Gabriel de Avilés (1801–1806)
  • Captaincy General of Chile –
    1. Joaquín del Pino y Rozas, Royal Governor of Chile (1799–1801)
    2. José de Santiago Concha Jiménez Lobatón, Royal Governor of Chile (1801)
    3. Francisco Tadeo Diez de Medina Vidanges, Royal Governor of Chile (1801–1802)
• Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata –
  1. Gabriel de Avilés (1799–1801)
  2. Joaquín del Pino y Rozas (1801–1804)

• Bahamas –
  1. William Dowdeswell, Governor of the Bahamas (1797–1801)
  2. John Halkett, Governor of the Bahamas (1801–1804)*#
• Barbados – William Bishop, Acting Governor of Barbados (1800–1801)
• Bermuda – George Beckwith, Governor of Bermuda (1798–1803)
• Canada – Robert Milnes, Governor-General of the Canadas (1799–1805)
• Cayman Islands – William Bodden, Chief Magistrate of the Cayman Islands (1776–1823)
• Ceylon – Frederick North, Governor of Ceylon (1798–1805)
• Grenada
  1. Charles Green, Governor of Grenada (1797–1801)
  2. Samuel Dent, Acting Governor of Grenada (1801–1802)
• Jamaica –
  1. Alexander Lindsay, 6th Earl of Balcarres, Governor of Jamaica (1795–1801)
  2. George Nugent, Governor of Jamaica (1801–1805)
• Madras – Edward Clive, Governor of Madras (1798–1803)
• Colony of Newfoundland – Charles Pole, Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland (1800–1801)
• Malta Protectorate
  1. Alexander Ball, Civil Commissioner of Malta (1799–1801)
  2. Henry Pigot, Civil Commissioner of Malta (1801)
  3. Charles Cameron, Civil Commissioner of Malta (1801–1802)
• New South Wales – Philip Gidley King, Governor of New South Wales (1800–1806)