Lists of state leaders by century

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in any given century.

3rd millennium

 * List of state leaders in the 21st century
 * Current state leaders
 * '24 – '23 – '22 – '21 – '20 – '19 – '18 – '17 – '16 – '15 – '14 – '13 – '12 – '11 – '10 – '09 – '08 – '07 – '06 – '05 – '04 – '03 – '02 – '01

2nd millennium

 * List of state leaders in the 20th century (1951–2000)
 * List of state leaders in the 20th century (1901–1950)
 * List of state leaders in 20th-century British South Asia


 * List of state leaders in the 19th century (1851–1900)
 * List of state leaders in the 19th century (1801–1850)
 * List of state leaders in the 19th-century Holy Roman Empire
 * List of state leaders in 19th-century British South Asia subsidiary states


 * List of state leaders in the 18th century
 * List of state leaders in the 18th-century Holy Roman Empire
 * List of state leaders in 18th-century British South Asia and its predecessor states


 * List of state leaders in the 17th century
 * List of state leaders in the 17th-century Holy Roman Empire
 * List of state leaders in 17th-century South Asia


 * List of state leaders in the 16th century
 * List of state leaders in the 16th-century Holy Roman Empire
 * List of state leaders in 16th-century South Asia


 * List of state leaders in the 15th century
 * List of state leaders in the 15th-century Holy Roman Empire
 * List of state leaders in 15th-century South Asia


 * List of state leaders in the 14th century
 * List of state leaders in the 14th-century Holy Roman Empire


 * List of state leaders in the 13th century
 * List of state leaders in the 13th-century Holy Roman Empire


 * List of state leaders in the 12th century
 * List of state leaders in the 12th-century Holy Roman Empire


 * List of state leaders in the 11th century
 * List of state leaders in the 11th-century Holy Roman Empire

1st millennium

 * List of state leaders in the 10th century
 * List of state leaders in the 10th-century Holy Roman Empire
 * List of state leaders in the 9th century
 * List of state leaders in the 8th century
 * List of state leaders in the 7th century
 * List of state leaders in the 6th century
 * List of state leaders in the 5th century
 * List of state leaders in the 4th century
 * List of state leaders in the 3rd century
 * List of state leaders in the 2nd century
 * List of state leaders in the 1st century

1st millennium BC

 * List of state leaders in the 1st century BC
 * List of state leaders in the 2nd century BC
 * List of state leaders in the 3rd century BC
 * List of state leaders in the 4th century BC
 * List of state leaders in the 5th century BC
 * List of state leaders in the 6th century BC
 * List of state leaders in the 7th century BC
 * List of state leaders in the 8th century BC
 * List of state leaders in the 9th century BC
 * List of state leaders in the 10th century BC

2nd millennium BC

 * List of state leaders in the 11th century BC
 * List of state leaders in the 12th century BC
 * List of state leaders in the 13th century BC
 * List of state leaders in the 14th century BC
 * List of state leaders in the 15th century BC
 * List of state leaders in the 16th century BC
 * List of state leaders in the 17th century BC
 * List of state leaders in the 18th century BC
 * List of state leaders in the 19th century BC
 * List of state leaders in the 20th century BC

3rd–4th millennium BC

 * List of state leaders in the 4th and 3rd millennia BC