Since diamonds have been part of human history for more than 6,000 years, the person's name has been lost to history.
The first king to own it was King Louis XIV of France, who purchased it in 1668.
Your answer depends on the diamond mine you reference. Most diamond mines are owned by different companies. For example, in Canada, from their Wikipedia page: "The mine is owned by a joint venture between the Rio Tinto and Dominion Diamond Corporation, and is operated by Diavik Diamond Mines Inc., a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Group." In Australia, the Argyle Mine is owned by the Rio Tinto Group. In Russia, the Udachnaya pipe is owned by Alrosa. In Africa, The (Botswana) Orapa diamond mine is owned by Debswana.
The Hope Diamond is said to be cursed because misfortune and disaster came to those who owned it.
French owned Canada first!
The Ekati is Canada's first diamond mine, located a little south of the Arctic Circle in the Northwest Territories. It is 80% owned by BHP Billiton, a 'global leader in the resources industry', according to their Web site, below.
Yes. The Tiffany Yellow Diamond is currently owned by Tiffany and Company. You can read more about it, below.
The native Americans owned Oregon first.
The king owned the colonists, so... The king owned the first colonist that bought a slave.
I believe that Glenn Curtiss owned the first aircraft company.
they owned our country Jamaica first
the first diamond in Nunuvut was discovered in 2006.
If you choose to bid on diamond jewelery owned by the Vanderbilt family, you should expect to pay in the tens of thousands for any auction item you win.