Earls of Dumfries (1633)
- William Crichton, 1st Earl of Dumfries (1578–1643)
- William Crichton, 2nd Earl of Dumfries (1598–1691)
- William Crichton, 3rd Earl of Dumfries (d. 1694)
- Penelope Crichton, 4th Countess of Dumfries (d. 1742)
- William Dalrymple-Crichton, 5th Earl of Dumfries, 4th Earl of Stair (1699–1769)
- Patrick McDouall, 6th Earl of Dumfries (1726–1803)
- John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute (1793–1848)
- John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute (1847–1900)
- John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute (1881–1947)
- John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of Bute (1907–1956)
- John Crichton-Stuart, 6th Marquess of Bute (1933–1993)
- John Colum Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute (b. 1958)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son John Bryson Crichton-Stuart, Earl of Dumfries (b. 1989).
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