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For the film, see Little Man (film)
Little Man (film)

Little Man is a 2006 United States film starring Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Kerry Washington, and Tracy Morgan. It was written by Keenen, Marlon, and Shawn Wayans, and directed by Keenen....


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

"Common People" is a song by English alternative rock band Pulp . It was released as a single in 1995, reaching number two on the UK singles chart....
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For the film, see Little Man (film)
Little Man (film)

Little Man is a 2006 United States film starring Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Kerry Washington, and Tracy Morgan. It was written by Keenen, Marlon, and Shawn Wayans, and directed by Keenen....


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

"Common People" is a song by English alternative rock band Pulp . It was released as a single in 1995, reaching number two on the UK singles chart....
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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:

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  • Populism
    Populism

    Populism is a discourse which supports "the people" versus "the elites." Populism may involve either a philosophy urging social and political system changes and/or a rhetorical style deployed by members of political or social movements competing for advantage within the existing party system....
  • Everyman
    Everyman

    In literature and drama, the term everyman has come to mean an ordinary individual, with whom the audience or reader is supposed to be able to identify easily, and who is often placed in extraordinary circumstances....
  • Dan Cole
    Dan Cole

    Dan Cole, sports talk personality on the KFAN sports radio network, hosts the "Common Man Progrum" from the flagship station KFAN in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, from noon - 3pm Monday through Friday....
  • John Doe
    John Doe

    The name "John Doe" is used as a placeholder name for a male party, in a legal action, case or discussion, whose true identity is either unknown or must be withheld for legal reasons....
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  • J. Random Hacker
    J. Random Hacker

    In computer slang, J. Random Hacker is an arbitrary programmer . According to A Portrait of J. Random Hacker from the Jargon File, he is ...
  • The Common Man
    The Common Man

    The Common Man is the creation of author and cartoonist R. K. Laxman. For over a half of a century, the Common Man has represented the hopes, aspirations, troubles and perhaps even foibles of the average Indian, through a daily cartoon strip, "You Said It" in The Times of India....
  • John Bull
    John Bull

    John Bull is a national personification of the United Kingdom in general and England in particular, originating in the creation of Dr. John Arbuthnot in 1712, and popularised first by British print makers and then overseas by illustrators and writers such as American cartoonist Thomas Nast and Irish writer George Bernard Shaw, author of '...
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  • Fanfare for the Common Man
    Fanfare for the Common Man

    Fanfare for the Common Man is a work by List of American composers Aaron Copland, and one of the most recognizable pieces of 20th century American classical music....
  • A Man for All Seasons
    A Man for All Seasons

    A Man for All Seasons is a play by Robert Bolt. An early form of the play had been written for BBC Radio in 1954, but after Bolt's success with The Flowering Cherry, he reworked it for the stage....