Right now? Probably Elon Musk for being as close to a real-life Tony Stark as possible.

Say it with me: “Leonard Cohen”.

Mods, please close the thread now.

Sir Ranaulf to repeat. Does stuff, scary stuff. Really really scary stuff when you look at it more than a cold walk. Does it for the achievement, not the fame. Humble, charismatic, very British and a high achiever. Plus he chopped off his own fingertips with a saw in his shed.

I don’t see what can better that on here so far.

I was going to say Douglas Bader but having just read a little bit more about him it seems he could be a right grumpy so and so.

+1 Sir Ranulph Fiennes it is then.

Another vote for Hendrix

Dave Grohl? not when he looks like this.

i always thought Jason Mcroy was pretty cool

A friend, knowing I live in a (touring) caravan with two rescue Greyhounds and six bicycles (plus, latterly, one kick scooter) reckons I am “ineffably cool”.

I think I’m normal. It’s everyone else who’s wierd!

SQ.. no one else comes close to being a hollywood heartthrob, interntional racing motorcyclist, le mans car racer.. chose to fight the big C with some weird homeophatic stuff (sadly unsuccessfully) no one else has or will come close but reaching for the podium.. barry sheene.. james hunt.. neil kinnock ( just checking you read all the way through..)

Brendon Cole Strictly Come Dancing

Stan Collymore

Chuck Yeager for being the first person to fly through the sound barrier.
As for guitarist, Johnny Maar or Hendrix
When I was a kid I thought Cozy Powell was pretty cool.

Surfmatt was awesome, not “cool”

Has to be Steve McQueen. On my list of people (dead or alive) of who to have round for dinner, he remains in the number one place.

Fred Dibner.

You’re all ****’ wrong!

Dean Martin – end of thread!

Binners

Noah.

+1 James Hunt.

what about the coolest woman?

Caitlin Moran

what about the coolest woman?

Sniggers…

Cooldest … hmmm … yes, off with your head!!!

brakes – Member

what about the coolest woman?

or these two

McQueen…on the moto crosser with his toothbrush in his back pocket.

Kimi Raikkonen

Like James Hunt only he likes the odd ice cream.

Captain Oates was cool

…geographer, explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer and diplomat.

Needs Raconteur for a full ‘set’.

Back to OP, Bryan Ferry is pretty high up along with Sheene.

Lemmy!

Jack Swigert – i don’t even like turbulence never mind thousands of miles above the earth.

The bloke who did that mental highest parachute jump ?

Clint Eastwood.

Doug Scott

Another + for Ranulph Fiennes here & another for Giacomo Agostini (but only when he was riding for MV)

Man – Mike Hailwood, Graeme Obree

Woman – Caitlin Moran, Annie Londonderrie

If you doubt McQueen because he’s an actor then stop right there.

McQueen was an avid motorcycle and car racer off screen. He also flew regularly.
During the great escape they struggled to find MX riders with enough skill to get what they wanted so they filmed McQueen chasing himself at one point.

And coolest woman?

Joan Jett for christs sake!

Edric 64 – Member
The bloke who did that mental highest parachute jump ?

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cinnamon_girl – Member
Clint Eastwood.

Wrong CG, it was Felix Baumgartner. Easy to get them confused though.