Earls of Caithness, Fourth Creation (1455)
- William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness (d. 1484) (resigned 1476)
- William Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Caithness (d. 1513)
- John Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Caithness (d. 1529)
- George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness (d. 1582) (resigned 1545)
- George Sinclair, 5th Earl of Caithness (1566–1643)
- George Sinclair, 6th Earl of Caithness (d. 1677) (resigned 1672)
- John Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland (1633–1717) (resigned 1681)
- George Sinclair, 7th Earl of Caithness (d. 1698)
- John Sinclair, 8th Earl of Caithness (d. 1705)
- Alexander Sinclair, 9th Earl of Caithness (1685–1765)
- William Sinclair, 10th Earl of Caithness (1727–1779)
- John Sinclair, 11th Earl of Caithness (1757–1789)
- James Sinclair, 12th Earl of Caithness (1766–1823)
- Alexander Campbell Sinclair, 13th Earl of Caithness (1790–1855)
- James Sinclair, 14th Earl of Caithness (1821–1881)
- George Philips Alexander Sinclair, 15th Earl of Caithness (1858–1889)
- James Augustus Sinclair, 16th Earl of Caithness (1827–1891)
- John Sutherland Sinclair, 17th Earl of Caithness (1857–1914)
- Norman Macleod (Sinclair) Buchan, 18th Earl of Caithness (1862–1947)
- James Roderick Sinclair, 19th Earl of Caithness (1906–1965)
- Malcolm Ian Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness (b. 1948) (elected into House of Lords, 1999)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Alexander James Richard Sinclair, Lord Berriedale (b. 1981)
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