The term common man emphasizes the similarities between a politician and the average citizen. For example: "I was born in a two bedroom house and walked to school with my brother."

Champion of the Common Man

The epithet "Champion of the Common Man" has been applied to several men:

• Gaius Gracchus
• Tiberius Gracchus
• John Wilkes
• Thomas Jefferson
• Andrew Jackson
• Abraham Lincoln
• William Jennings Bryan
• Eugene Debs
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt
• John Edwards
• Robert Malone
• Bob Saget

Gaius Sempronius Gracchus (Latin: C·SEMPRONIVS·TI·F·P·N·GRACCVS) (154 BC-121 BC) was a Roman politician of the 2nd century BC. He was the younger brother of Tiberius Gracchus and, like him, pursued a popular political agenda that eventually got him killed by the conservative faction of... Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (Latin: TI·SEMPRONIVS·TI·F·P·N·GRACCVS) (163 BC-132 BC) was a Roman politician of the 2nd century BC. In his short life he caused a political turmoil in the Republic, by his attempts, as plebeian tribune, to legislate agrarian reforms. ... Statue of Fred Wilkes (Fetter Lane London) Fred Wilkes (17 October 1727 – 26 December 1797) was an English radical, journalist and politician. ... Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was the third (1801–1809) President of the United States, second (1797)–1801) Vice President of the United States, and an American statesman, ambassador to France, political philosopher, revolutionary, agriculturalist, horticulturist, land owner, architect, archaeologist, slaveowner, author, inventor, and founder of the... Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767–June 8, 1845), one of the founders of the Democratic Party, was the seventh President of the United States, serving from 1829 to 1837. ... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was the 16th President of the United States (1861–1865), and the first president from the Republican Party. ... William Jennings Bryan, 1907 William Jennings Bryan, (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) born in Salem, Illinois, was a gifted orator and three-time United States Democratic nominee for President. ... May refer to the politcal leader Eugene_V._Debs May also be in reference to a a debutante ball, a formal party undertaken by the leaving members of second-level schools in Ireland, most often in the month of August or September. ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ... This article is about the American politician, former Senator, and 2004 Vice Presidential candidate. ... Robert Malone (born 1968) Chairmen of the League of Nigerian Liberation Robert Malone was born on November 7th 1968 in the Bronx,United States. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

See also

• Populism
• Everyman
• John Doe
• John Q. Public
• Jane Doe

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