Personally I don't understand why King Tut is so iconic, being such a minor and frankly insignificant Pharoh, outside of the fact his was the only non-plundered tomb discovered so far... in fact even his tomb taken within context wasn't all that great either compared to the others...
Why not Thutmoses III (Menkheperre), or Netjenkhet (Djoser), or Senusret I
(Kheperkare), or Ramesses II (Usermaatresetepenre)?