List of colonial governors in 1771

Great Britain

 * Georgia – James Wright, Governor of Georgia (1760–1776)
 * Gibraltar – Edward Cornwallis, Governor of Gibraltar (1761–1776)
 * Province of New Jersey – William Franklin, Governor of New Jersey (1763–1776)

Portugal

 * Angola – Francisco Inocéncio de Sousa Coutinho, Governor of Angola (1764–1772)
 * Macau –
 * D. Rodrigo de Castro, Governor of Macau (1770–1771)
 * Diogo Fernandes Salema e Saldanha, Governor of Macau (1771–1777)

Spain

 * New Spain –
 * Carlos Francisco de Croix, marqués de Croix, Viceroy of New Spain (1766–1771)
 * Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa, Viceroy of New Spain (1771–1779)