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Harry Winston

American jeweller (1896–1978)
Person Human Q2522402

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
March 1, 1896
Date of death
December 28, 1978, December 8, 1978[9]
Place of birth
Manhattan
Place of death
Manhattan
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
jeweler, entrepreneur, jewelry designer, shopkeeper
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[15]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[35]
Family name
Winston[13]
Given name
Harry[14]
Has works in the collection
Wallis Simpson collection, Wikidata item, Farah Diba collection, Elizabeth Taylor collection, Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens[30][31][32][33][34]
Name in native language
Harry Winston[17]
Nickname
King of Diamonds[16]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Smithsonian Names[29]
Owner of
Graff Pink, Briolette of India, Deepdene, Hope Diamond, Idol's Eye, The Jonker, Nassak Diamond, Oppenheimer Diamond, Portuguese Diamond, Star of the East, Vargas diamond[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
Place of burial
Salem Fields Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Harry Weinstein en King of Diamonds en Harry Winston ar هاري وينستون el Χάρι Ουίνστον el Ο βασιλιάς των διαμαντιών fa جواهری هری وینستون fa هری وینستون ja ハリー・ウィンストン ru Гарри Уинстон ru Уинстон, Гарри uk Гарі Вінстон zh 哈利·溫斯頓 zh 哈利·雲斯頓 zh 海瑞·温斯顿 zh 海瑞·溫斯頓
🔖 Identifiers · 20
ISNI
0000000026927892
VIAF cluster ID
45112720
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n87928366
GND ID
119474069
Artnet artist ID
harry-winston
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
WinstonHarry1896-1978
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
135343852
British Museum person or institution ID
136691
FAST ID
208982
FMD designer ID
harry-winston
Find a Grave memorial ID
140864691
Freebase ID
/m/09chy8
Show all 20 identifiers +8
IdRef ID
050522698
J9U entity ID
987012776773405171
NDL Authority ID
00621657
NE.se ID
harry-winston
Quora topic ID
Harry-Winston-1
SNAC ARK ID
w6wd55ft
WikiTree person ID
Weinstein-593
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcKMcPvJQYXC9FDTwFBT3

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🔗 Connections
Owned entities 7
Oppenheimer Diamond, Nassak Diamond, Napoleon Diamond Necklace, Vargas diamond, Graff Pink, The Jonker, Portuguese Diamond
Owner of 7
Hope Diamond, Oppenheimer Diamond, Nassak Diamond, Vargas diamond, Graff Pink, The Jonker, Portuguese Diamond
Occupation 4
entrepreneur, jeweler, shopkeeper, jewelry designer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Founded entities 1
Harry Winston, Inc.
Given name 1
Harry
Has works in the collection 1
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Named after 1
Harry Winston, Inc.
Place of birth 1
Manhattan
Place of death 1
Manhattan
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Harry Winston was born on March 1, 1896[1], in Manhattan[2]. He died on December 28, 1978[3], in Manhattan[4]. He worked as a jeweler[5], entrepreneur[6], jewelry designer[7], and shopkeeper[8].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Harry Winston include he, Inc.[36], a subsidiary company[37], in United States[38], founded in 1932[39], headquartered in New York City[40].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include he, Inc.[36], a subsidiary company[37], in United States[38], founded in 1932[39], headquartered in New York City[40].

FAQs

Where was Harry Winston born?

Harry Winston's place of birth was Manhattan[2].

Where did Harry Winston die?

Harry Winston died in Manhattan[4].

What did Harry Winston do for work?

Harry Winston worked as a jeweler[5], entrepreneur[6], jewelry designer[7], and shopkeeper[8].

Related Entities

entrepreneur United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  34. [34] ↑ . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 17w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Place of death → Manhattan
    Given name → Harry
    Owner of → Graff Pink, Briolette of India, Deepdene +1
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: J9U entity ID: 987012776773405171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
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