List of state leaders in 1601

See also
List of state leaders in 1600 Events of 1601 List of state leaders in 1602 State leaders by year List of colonial governors in 1601

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 1601.

Africa

China (Ming dynasty) - Wanli Emperor (1573–1620)
Japan (Sengoku period)
- Monarch – Emperor Go-Yōzei (1586–1611)
- de facto - Tokugawa Ieyasu (1600–1603)
- Daimyos
  - Yamagata Domain – Mogami Yoshiaki (1600–1614)
  - Yasaku Domain – Torii Tadamasa (1600–1602)
Khanate of Khiva – Haji Muhammad I (1558–1602)
Joseon (Korea) – Seonjo (1567–1608)
Mughal Empire – Akbar (1556–1605)
Ryukyu Kingdom – Shō Nei (1587–1620)

Kingdom of Denmark – Christian IV (1588–1648)
Kingdom of England—Elizabeth I (1558–1603)
Kingdom of France – Henry IV (1589–1610)
Holy Roman Empire – Rudolf II (1576–1612)
- Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen – John Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1596–1634)
- Bishopric of Lübeck – John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1586–1607)
Moldavia – Ieremia Movilă, Voivode of Moldavia (August 1595 - May 1600 and September 1600–1606)
Ottoman (Turkish) Empire – Mehmed III (1595–1603)
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth – Sigismund III Vasa (1587–1632)
Russia - Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (1598–1605)
Kingdom of Scotland – James VI (1567–1625)
Kingdom of Spain and Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves – Philip III (1598–1621)
Kingdom of Sweden – Charles IX, de facto (1599–1611)
United Provinces
- Estates of Friesland, Groningen, Guelders, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (1581–1795)
- Stadtholder - Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of Gelre, Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht and Zeeland (1585–1625)
- Grand Pensionary of Holland - Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1586–1619)
Republic of Venice – Marino Grimani, Doge of Venice (1595–1606)