Common man
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- For the cartoon character by R K Laxman, see The Common Man.
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 men:
- Peisistratus
- Demosthenes
- Pericles
- Gaius Gracchus
- Tiberius Gracchus
- Robin Hood
- John Wilkes
- Thomas Jefferson
- Robespierre
- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
- Andrew Jackson
- Abraham Lincoln
- William Jennings Bryan
- Eugene Debs
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Huey Long
- Clement Atlee
- Hu Jintao
- Dai Chung
- Lin Xiaochieh
