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Thomas Cullinan

South African businessman (1862-1936)

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Lived 1862–1936, aged 74South Africa
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    6 languages
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  • Era
    1862–1936
    Aged 74
  • Awards
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Updated 2026-06-25

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.

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  • Thomas Cullinan
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    wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
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Born
February 12, 1862
Died
August 23, 1936
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