Earls of Atholl; Eighth Creation (1457)
- Other titles: Lord of Balveny (1460)
- John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl (1440–1512) (a half-brother of James II (from a different Stewart family))
- John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl (d. 1521), only son of the 1st Earl
- John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Atholl (1507–1542), only son of the 2nd Earl
- John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl (d. 1579), only son of the 3rd Earl
- John Stewart, 5th Earl of Atholl (1563–1595), only son of the 4th Earl, died without issue
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