Antonio "Nino" Bianco (26 December 1951 - 15 June 2009)[1] was a South African scientist of Italian ancestry.
Bianco, who was born into a family of gemstone cutters, moved to the United States in 1976. He was especially well known for cutting large diamonds, including a significant number of stones weighing more than 100carat when cut, including the "Dream Diamond", a 100carat fancy colored yellow diamond he produced for the Graff diamond company in 2006, with estimated value at the time of £13 million.
Bianco died of cancer on 15 June 2009.[2]