A number of large or extraordinarily colored diamonds have gained fame, both as exquisite examples of the beautiful nature of diamonds, and because of the famous people who wore, bought, and sold them. A partial list of famous diamonds in history follows.

• The Allnatt Diamond
• Centenary Diamond
• Cullinan Diamond
• The Deepdene
• Dresden Green Diamond
• Eugenie Blue Diamond
• French Blue
• The Golden Jubilee
• Great Chrysanthemum Diamond
• The Heart of Eternity Diamond
• Hope Diamond
• Hortensia Diamond
• Idol's Eye
• Koh-i-Noor
• Millennium Star
• The Moussaieff Red Diamond
• The Ocean Dream Diamond
• The Orloff
• Portuguese Diamond
• Premier Rose Diamond
• The Pumpkin Diamond
• The Regent Diamond
• Star of Africa
• The Steinmetz Pink Diamond
• The Taylor-Burton Diamond
• The Tiffany Yellow Diamond
• The Sancy
• Vargas