List of state leaders in 500 BC
501 BC state leaders - Events of 500 BC - 499 BC state leaders - State leaders by year
Africa
- Carthage - Hamilcar I, King of Carthage (c.510-c.480)
- Cyrene - Battus IV, King of Cyrene (c.515-c.470)
- Kush - Amaniastabarqa, King of Kush (c.487-c.510)
Asia
- China (Eastern Zhou Dynasty) - King Jing of Zhou (520 - 476)
- state of Cai - Marquess Zhao of Cai (521 - 490)
- state of Cao - Boyang of Cao (501 - 487)
- state of Chen - Duke Min of Chen (501 - 479)
- state of Chu - King Zhao of Chu (515 - 488)
- state of Jin - Duke Ding of Jin (511 - 474)
- state of Lu - Duke Ding of Lu (509 - 494)
- state of Qi - Duke Jing of Qi (547 - 489)
- state of Qin - Duke Hui of Qin (500 - 490)
- state of Song - Duke Jing of Song (516 - ?)
- state of Wu - King Helu of Wu (514 - 495)
- state of Yan - Duke Jian of Yan (504 - 492)
- state of Yue - King Yunchang of Yue (510 - 496)
- state of Zheng - Duke Sheng of Zheng (500 - 462)
Europe
- Athens -
- Hermocreon, Archon of Athens (501-500)
- Smyrus, Archon of Athens (500-499)
- Macedon - Amyntas I, King of Macedon (547-498)
- Roman Republic - Manius Tullius Longus, Roman Consulus (500)
- Sparta - Cleomenes I, King of Sparta (520-490)
Middle East
- Miletus - Aristagoras, Tyrant of Miletus
- Persian Empire - Darius I, Achaemenid Emperor (521-486)