John Q. Public
John Q. Public is a generic name used to refer to a hypothetical typical member of society, particularly in the USA.
He is presumed to have no strong political or social biases relevant to whatever topic is at hand, and to represent the randomly selected "man on the street". He is also known as John Q. Citizen. Also roughly equivalent are Jane Q. Public, John Doe, Joe Six-pack, and Joe Schmoe. In Internet culture, the generic name of choice is J. Random (something), as in J. Random Hacker (MIT, 1960s) or J. Random Newbie.
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