The most famous diamonds in the world
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: The Cullinan · Cullinan I (Star of Africa) · The Golden Jubilee. (Updated May 5, 2025.)
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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Top 17
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The Cullinan
3,106 carats rough (1905, South Africa): the largest gem-quality diamond ever found.
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Cullinan I (Star of Africa)
530.20 carats, in the British Royal Sceptre.
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The Golden Jubilee
545.67 carats: the largest faceted diamond in the world.
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The Koh-i-Noor
The "Mountain of Light", among the British Crown Jewels in the Tower of London.
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The Hope Diamond
45.52 carats, deep blue; in the Smithsonian since 1958.
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The Regent
140.64 carats, in the Louvre.
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The Orlov
189.62 carats, in Catherine the Great's imperial sceptre.
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The Sancy
55.23 carats, pale yellow; owned by Charles the Bold and James I.
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The Dresden Green
Almost 41 carats: the largest natural green diamond.
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The Excelsior
995.2 carats rough, cut into 21 polished stones.
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The Star of Sierra Leone
968.90 carats rough (1972), the largest alluvial diamond.
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The Eureka
10.73 carats; found in 1867 by a 15-year-old boy, the start of South Africa's diamond rush.
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The Centenary
273.85 carats, the largest modern fancy-cut flawless diamond.
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The Millennium Star
203.04 carats, "arguably the most beautiful diamond in the world".
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The Tiffany Yellow
128.54 carats, one of the largest yellow diamonds.
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The Taylor–Burton
69.42 carats, bought by Richard Burton for Elizabeth Taylor.
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The Great Mogul
About 793 carats rough, found in 17th-century India and later lost.
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