John Q. Public

John Q. Public (and several similar names; see the Variations section below) is a generic name and placeholder name, especially in American English, to denote a hypothetical member of society, deemed a "common man", who is presumed to represent the randomly selected "man on the street".

This article is about the placeholder name. For the film, see John Q.

The equivalent term in British English is Joe Public.

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