Karl Bushby

English adventurer and paratrooper (born 1969)

On November 2, 2026, the most-viewed article on Wikipedia was Haley Stevens, with 548,345 views. WikiPop's pick, Karl Bushby, came in at #9 with 147,561 views. Here's why it spiked.

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Karl Bushby finished a 28-year walk around the world at his mum's front door in Hull, England.
He set off from Punta Arenas, Chile, in 1998 and covered about 31,000 miles across four continents and 30 countries.
His mum, Angela, wept as he hugged her under a "Welcome Home Son" banner, with a cheering crowd looking on.

Karl Bushby is an English walking adventurer, author and former paratrooper.

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