- Founder of the Flying Wallendas, a family troupe of tightrope walkers known for the Wallenda pyramid, in which 7 people form a pyramid and walk the tightrope.
- In March 1978 while in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he was crossing a beam between two skyscrapers when he fell to his death.
- Father of Jenny Wallenda and Carla Wallenda.
- Great-grandfather of Nik Wallenda.
- Grandfather of Jenny's children Tino Wallenda, Delilah Wallenda and Tammy, and Carla's children Rick, Rietta Wallenda, Mario, and Valerie.
- In October 1980, Enrico Wallenda, grandson of Karl Wallenda, successfully completed the same 10-story high-wire walk that claimed his grandfather's life in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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