# The most famous diamonds in the world

The 3,106-carat Cullinan, the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found, the blue Hope with its legend of a curse, the Koh-i-Noor in the Tower of London and the Dresden Green: the diamonds with the richest histories. Which is the most beautiful?

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- May 5, 2025 · Sophie Jansen
- https://even.best/en/l/3874/the-most-famous-diamonds-in-the-world

## Top 17

1. **The Cullinan** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 3,106 carats rough (1905, South Africa): the largest gem-quality diamond ever found.
2. **Cullinan I (Star of Africa)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 530.20 carats, in the British Royal Sceptre.
3. **The Golden Jubilee** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 545.67 carats: the largest faceted diamond in the world.
4. **The Koh-i-Noor** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The "Mountain of Light", among the British Crown Jewels in the Tower of London.
5. **The Hope Diamond** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 45.52 carats, deep blue; in the Smithsonian since 1958.
6. **The Regent** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 140.64 carats, in the Louvre.
7. **The Orlov** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 189.62 carats, in Catherine the Great's imperial sceptre.
8. **The Sancy** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 55.23 carats, pale yellow; owned by Charles the Bold and James I.
9. **The Dresden Green** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Almost 41 carats: the largest natural green diamond.
10. **The Excelsior** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 995.2 carats rough, cut into 21 polished stones.
11. **The Star of Sierra Leone** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 968.90 carats rough (1972), the largest alluvial diamond.
12. **The Eureka** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 10.73 carats; found in 1867 by a 15-year-old boy, the start of South Africa's diamond rush.
13. **The Centenary** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 273.85 carats, the largest modern fancy-cut flawless diamond.
14. **The Millennium Star** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 203.04 carats, "arguably the most beautiful diamond in the world".
15. **The Tiffany Yellow** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 128.54 carats, one of the largest yellow diamonds.
16. **The Taylor–Burton** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 69.42 carats, bought by Richard Burton for Elizabeth Taylor.
17. **The Great Mogul** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — About 793 carats rough, found in 17th-century India and later lost.

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