Common man

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For the "Common Man" Dan Cole, see Dan Cole

For the cartoon character by R K Laxman, see The Common Man.

'Common people' redirects here. For the song, see Common People.

The term common man is used to emphasize the similarities or distinctions between a member of a social, political or cultural elite, and the average citizen. For example: "I was born in a two-bedroom house and walked to school with my brother."

[edit] Champion of the Common Man

The epithet "Champion of the Common Man" has been applied to several people, including some women:

• Peisistratus
• Demosthenes
• Carl I. Hagen
• Pericles
• Gaius Gracchus
• Tiberius Gracchus
• Robin Hood
• John Wilkes
• Thomas Jefferson
• Robespierre
• Andrew Jackson
• Abraham Lincoln
• William Jennings Bryan
• Eugene Debs
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt
• Huey Long
• Clement Atlee
• Hu Jintao
• Dai Chung
• Lin Xiaochieh

[edit] See also

• Populism
• Everyman
• Dan Cole
• John Doe
• John Q. Public
• Jane Doe
• J. Random
• The Common Man
• John Bull (UK)
• Fanfare for the Common Man