List of tombs and mausoleums


This is a list of tombs and mausoleums that are either notable in themselves, or contain the remains of a notable person/people. Tombs are organized by the person buried in them, sorted according to origin of the person.

Major figures in African history

Egyptian figures

PersonSignificanceLocation of TombArticle
KhufuFourth dynasty pharaoh, reigned 2589–2566 BCEGreat Pyramid in Giza, the only surviving wonder of the worldGreat Pyramid
TutankhamunEighteenth dynasty "boy king" of Egypt, reigned 1334–1325 BCEValley of the Kings; tomb famously excavated by Howard CarterKV62