
 
The following table illustrates the Viceroys of India along with their ruling period −
| Name | Period | Picture | 
|---|---|---|
| Viscount Canning | 1858 to 1862 |  | 
| Earl of Elgin | 1862 to 1863 |  | 
| Sir Robert Napier | Nov 1863 to Dec 1863 |  | 
| Sir William Denison | 1863 to 1864 |  | 
| Sir John Lawrence | 1864 to 1869 |  | 
| Earl of Mayo | 1869 to 1872 |  | 
| Sir John Strachey | Feb 9, 1872 to Feb 23, 1872 |  | 
| Lord Napier | Feb 1872 to May 1872 |  | 
| Lord Northbrook | 1872 to 1876 |  | 
| Lord Lytton | 1876 to 1880 |  | 
| Marquess of Ripon | 1880 to 1884 |  | 
| Earl of Dufferin | 1884 to 1888 |  | 
| Marquess of Lansdowne | 1888 to 1894 |  | 
| Earl of Elgin | 1894 to 1899 |  | 
| Lord Curzon | 1899 to 1905 |  | 
| Earl of Minto | 1905 to 1910 |  | 
| Lord Hardinge | 1910 to 1916 |  | 
| Lord Chelmsford | 1916 to 1921 |  | 
| Earl of Reading | 1921 to 1926 |  | 
| Lord Irwin | 1926 to 1931 |  | 
| Earl of Willingdon | 1931 to 1936 |  | 
| Marquess of Linlithgow | 1936 to 1943 |  | 
| Viscount Wavell | 1943 to 1947 |  | 
| Lord Mountbatten | Feb 1947 to Aug 1947 |  | 
| Governors-General of Independent India | ||
| Lord Mountbatten | 1947 to 1948 |  | 
| C. Rajagopalachari | 1948 to 1950 |  |