List of colonial governors in 1801

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

France

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

Netherlands

• 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)

Ottoman Empire

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

Portugal

• 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)

Spanish Empire

• 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)

United Kingdom

• 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)