Humans are classified in the family Hominidae, along with the other Great Apes. Wikipedia has a history of the revision of the taxonomy of this particular family, and it’s an interesting modern example of the conflict between the human desire to set ourselves apart as special creatures and scientific objectivity dictating that we are not all that special from a biological standpoint. In particular, note the creation of tribe hominini after humans were merged into the same subfamily as chimpanzees and gorillas and the eventual reluctant merging of chimps into hominini as well.