Common man
Appearance
For the film, see Little Man (film)
- '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.
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
- Andrew Jackson
- Robespierre
- Abraham Lincoln
- William Jennings Bryan
- Pierre Poujade
- Eugene Debs
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Huey Long
- Clement Atlee
- Dai Chung
- Lin Xiaochieh
- Eric Alterman
- Gary Cole
See also
- Populism
- Everyman
- Dan Cole
- John Doe
- Jane Doe
- J. Random Hacker
- The Common Man
- John Bull (UK)
- Fanfare for the Common Man
- A Man for All Seasons