Famous Historical Diamonds
Famous Historical Diamonds is a structured history & culture dataset with 15 entries. Its fields include Name, Carats, Color. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 15 rows
- Fields
- 6 columns
- Source
- Smithsonian / GIA
- Data updated
- Apr 7, 2026
Included fields: Name, Carats, Color, Origin, Current Location, and 1 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Carats range
- 31.06 to 3,106.75
- Across 15 preview rows
- Color groups
- 9 distinct values
- Across 15 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Name, Carats, and Color across history & culture entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 15 downloadable records
Name↕ | Carats↕ | Color↕ | Origin↕ | Current Location↕ | Claim to Fame↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cullinan | 3,106.75 | Colorless | South Africa (1905) | British Crown Jewels | Largest rough gem-quality diamond ever found |
Hope Diamond | 45.52 | Deep Blue | India (Kollur Mine) | Smithsonian, Washington DC | Allegedly cursed; phosphoresces red after UV exposure |
Koh-i-Noor | 105.6 | Colorless | India (Golconda) | Tower of London | Centerpiece of the Queen Mother's crown; disputed ownership |
Great Star of Africa (Cullinan I) | 530.4 | Colorless | South Africa | Sovereign's Sceptre, UK | Largest cut diamond in any of the British Crown Jewels |
Orlov | 189.62 | Bluish-Green | India | Kremlin, Moscow | Mounted in the Imperial Sceptre of Catherine the Great |
Regent Diamond | 140.64 | Colorless | India (Golconda, 1698) | Louvre, Paris | Worn by Marie Antoinette; later set in Napoleon's sword |
Centenary Diamond | 273.85 | Colorless (D) | South Africa (1986) | Private (rumored) | Largest flawless modern-cut diamond; took three years to cut |
Sancy Diamond | 55.23 | Pale Yellow | India | Louvre, Paris | Owned by kings of England, France and Portugal; pear-shaped shield cut |
Dresden Green | 41 | Natural Green | India | Dresden Royal Palace, Germany | Largest natural green diamond ever found |
Taylor-Burton Diamond | 69.42 | Colorless (D) | South Africa (1966) | Private (sold 1979) | Bought by Richard Burton for Elizabeth Taylor; pear-shaped |
Tiffany Yellow | 128.54 | Vivid Yellow | South Africa (1877) | Tiffany & Co., New York | Worn by Audrey Hepburn for Breakfast at Tiffany's publicity |
Pink Star | 59.6 | Vivid Pink | South Africa (1999) | Private (Hong Kong) | Sold for $71.2 million in 2017 — record diamond auction price |
Wittelsbach-Graff | 31.06 | Deep Blue | India (Golconda) | Private (Qatari royal family) | Bavarian crown jewel recut by Laurence Graff in 2010 |
Lesedi La Rona | 1,109 | Colorless | Botswana (2015) | Cut into Graff Lesedi La Rona | Second-largest gem-quality rough diamond ever discovered |
Idol's Eye | 70.21 | Light Blue | India (Golconda) | Private | Largest blue diamond known; reportedly held as ransom in 1607 |
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