Thomas Cullinan (diamond magnate)

Sir Thomas Cullinan
Born	(1862-02-12)12 February 1862 Elands Post near Seymore, Cape Colony
Died	23 August 1936(1936-08-23) (aged 74) South Africa
Nationality	South African
Occupation(s)	Diamond mine owner, miner
Known for	Namesake of the Cullinan Diamond
Children	10
Relatives	Patrick Cullinan (grandson)

Sir Thomas Cullinan (12 February 1862 – 23 August 1936) 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 (Sir Thomas Cullinan AME Church).