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Horace de Vere Cole

Irish prankster (1881–1936)

  • Fame50.8
  • Momentum15.0
  • Wikipedia3K
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Lived 1881–1936, aged 55United Kingdom
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  • Era
    1881–1936
    Aged 55
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Updated 2026-06-22

William Horace de Vere Cole was an Anglo-Irish prankster born in Ballincollig, County Cork. His most famous prank was the Dreadnought hoax where he and several others in blackface, pretending to be an Abyssinian prince and his entourage, were given a tour of the Royal Navy battleship HMS Dreadnought.

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Momentum15.0
Historical9.2
Now attention100.0
Source confidence55.0
Completeness70.0
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