The following is the complete list of the mayors of Rochester, New York:
| Term | Mayor |
|---|---|
| 1834 - 1835 | Jonathan Child |
| 1835 - 1836 | Jacob Gould |
| 1836 - 1837 | Abraham M. Schermerhorn |
| 1837 - 1838 | Thomas Kempshall |
| 1838 - 1838 | Elisha Johnson |
| 1838 - 1839 | Thomas H. Rochester |
| 1839 - 1840 | Samuel G. Andrews (1st time) |
| 1840 - 1842 | Elijah F. Smith |
| 1842 - 1843 | Charles J. Hill |
| 1843 - 1844 | Isaac Hills |
| 1844 - 1845 | John Allen |
| 1845 - 1847 | William Pitkin |
| 1847 - 1848 | John B. Elwood |
| 1848 - 1849 | Joseph Field |
| 1849 - 1850 | Levi A. Ward |
| 1850 - 1851 | Samuel Richardson |
| 1851 - 1852 | Nicholas E. Paine |
| 1852 - 1853 | Hamblin Stillwell |
| 1853 - 1854 | John Williams |
| 1854 - 1855 | Maltby Strong |
| 1855 - 1856 | Charles J. Hayden |
| 1856 - 1857 | Samuel G. Andrews (2nd time) |
| 1857 - 1858 | Rufus Keeler |
| 1858 - 1859 | Charles H. Clark |
| 1859 - 1860 | Samuel W.D. Moore (1st time) |
| 1860 - 1861 | Hamlet D. Scrantom |
| 1861 - 1862 | John C. Nash |
| 1862 - 1863 | Michael Filon |
| 1863 - 1864 | Nehemiah C. Bradstreet |
| 1864 - 1865 | James Brackett |
| 1865 - 1866 | Daniel D.T. Moore |
| 1866 - 1867 | Samuel W.D. Moore (2nd time) |
| 1867 - 1869 | Henry L. Fish |
| 1869 - 1870 | Edward M. Smith |
| 1870 - 1871 | John Lutes |
| 1871 - 1872 | Charles W. Briggs |
| 1872 - 1873 | Abel Carter Wilder |
| 1873 - 1874 | George W. Aldridge, Sr. (acting) |
| 1874 - 1876 | George A. Clarkson |
| 1876 - 1890 | Cornelius R. Parsons |
| 1890 - 1892 | William Carroll |
| 1892 - 1894 | Richard J. Curran |
| 1894 - 1895 | George W. Aldridge |
| 1895 - 1896 | Merton E. Lewis (acting) |
| 1896 - 1900 | George E. Warner |
| 1900 - 1901 | George A. Carnahan |
| 1902 - 1904 | Adolph J. Rodenbeck |
| 1904 - 1907 | James G. Cutler |
| 1907 - 1921 | Hiram H. Edgerton |
| 1921 - 1926 | Clarence D. Van Zandt |
| 1926 - 1927 | Martin B. O'Neil |
| 1927 - 1930 | Joseph C. Wilson |
| 1930 - 1932 | Isaac Adler (vice mayor) & Stephen B. Story (city manager) (acting) |
| 1932 - 1933 | Charles S. Owen |
| 1933 - 1934 | Percival D. Oviatt |
| 1934 - 1937 | Charles Stanton |
| 1938 - 1939 | Lester B. Rapp |
| 1939 - 1955 | Samuel B. Dicker |
| 1955 - 1961 | Peter Barry |
| 1962 - 1963 | Henry E. Gillette |
| 1964 - 1969 | Frank Lamb |
| 1970 - 1973 | Stephen May |
| 1974 - 1993 | Thomas P. Ryan, Jr. |
| 1994 - 2005 | William A. Johnson, Jr. |
| 2006 - 2010 | Robert "Bob" J. Duffy |
| 2011 | Thomas S. Richards (interim) |
| 2011 | R. Carlos Carballada (interim) |
| 2011 | Thomas S. Richards |