Khufu

When discussing pyramids, it is necessary to bring up Khufu, the pharaoh who built the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the greatest pyramid in Egypt. The Fourth Dynasty mastered the practice of building pyramids to serve as the pharaohs' royal tombs, however the Third Dynasty may have initiated the pattern.

This gave rise to the Giza Plateau, which is presently located outside of Cairo and has three enormous pyramids that continue to stand in defiance of humanity's transient nature, together with the Great Sphinx, another well-known ancient marvel, and a few other smaller, subsidiary pyramids. They belonged to Khufu as well as to Khafre and Menkaure, two Fourth Dynasty pharaohs who are given honorable mentions on this list. Outside of his pyramid, very little is known about Khufu, but just building it was enough to make him famous.

Reign: 2589–2566 BC (63 years according to Manetho); (26 or 46 years according to modern historians) (4th Dynasty)

Predecessor: Sneferu
Successor: Djedefre