# Thomas Cullinan

> Sir Thomas Major Cullinan was a South African diamond magnate. He is renowned for giving his name to the Cullinan Diamond, the largest diamond ever discovered, and as owner of the Premier Mine, now renamed the Cullinan Mine, from which the famous gem was extracted on 26 January 1905. He also gave his name to the nearby South African town of Cullinan. He was honoured by the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Tembisa which named their church after him.

*South African businessman (1862-1936)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Founder ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Founders
- **Country:** South Africa
- **Born:** 1862-02-12
- **Died:** 1936-08-23
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
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