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".
17-560: John Barry may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] John Arthur Barry (1850–1911), Australian journalist John Barry (composer) (1933–2011), English film composer John Barry (set designer) (1935–1979), British film production designer John M. Barry (born 1947), American writer John Wolfe Barry (1836–1918), English architect John Barry, drummer and member of Stretch Arm Strong Military [ edit ] John Barry (naval officer) (1745–1803), officer in
34-512: A sea story , was published posthumously in 1914. Barry died in Sydney on 23 September 1911 of chronic myocarditis. John Q. Public The equivalent term in British English is Joe Public . There are various similar terms for the average Joe , including John Q. Citizen and John Q. Taxpayer , or Jane Q. Public , Jane Q. Citizen , and Jane Q. Taxpayer for a woman. The name John Doe
51-582: A debate. Presidential candidate John McCain referenced a similar symbol, this time represented by an actual person, saying that Senator Obama 's tax plan would hurt Joe the Plumber 's bottom line. A fifteen-minute debate on this issue ensued, with both candidates speaking directly to "Joe". John, Quisquam and "The Public" first appears in the formation of the United States in the later 1700s. Many new Americans of Lutheran German heritage also spoke Latin and used
68-630: A higher plane, the Talmudic generic place-marker name Plony (which can be translated to Mr. X. or Anonymous) is used as a reference in any case which is applicable to anyone – Sanhedrin 43a provides an example. In the United States, the term John Q. Public is used by law enforcement officers to refer to an individual with no criminal bent, as opposed to terms like perp (short for perpetrator) or skell to qualify unsavory individuals. 2008 Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin infamously referred to "Joe Sixpack and Hockey moms " during
85-712: Is used as a generic reference to a male. Also Seán and Síle Citizen ; Irish : Seán Ó Rudaí, from rud = thing(s). In Canada , during the 1960s, a person appeared in editorial cartoons called Uno Who , representing an average, downtrodden citizen. He was always shown wearing a bankruptcy barrel (as did Will Johnstone's earlier and similar character, "the Taxpayer", for the American New York World Telegram ). Québecers also use Monsieur-Madame-Tout-le-Monde ("Mr-and-Ms-Everybody") or Monsieur Untel ("Mr-So-and-so"). Jos Bleau ( Joe Blow , spelled according to
102-446: Is used as a generic soldier's name. In Australia and New Zealand , John (or Jane ) Citizen is usually seen as a placeholder in credit card advertisements, while Joe (or Jane ) Bloggs is also commonly used in speech. Joe Blow is also used, often to suggest a possibly undesirable person. For example: "You left the door open so any Joe Blow could have walked in." Also used: Fred Nurk , Joe Farnarkle . In Ireland Joe Soap
119-576: Is used in a similar manner. The term Tom, Dick, and Harry is often used to denote multiple hypothetical persons. An equivalent term is Joe Public which is used in the United Kingdom . Roughly equivalent are the names Joe Blow , Joe Six-pack , and the nowadays rather less popular Joe Doakes and Joe Shmoe , the last of which implies a lower-class citizen (from the Yiddish שמאָ schmo : simpleton, or possibly Hebrew שמו sh'mo : (what's)-his-name). On
136-1512: The Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War and in the United States Navy Statue of John Barry , memorial in Washington, D.C. SS John Barry , an American Liberty ship John D. Barry (1839–1867), brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War John Barry (VC) (1873–1901), recipient of the Victoria Cross Politics [ edit ] John Barry (Green Party politician) (born 1966), Irish Green Party politician John Barry (MP) (1845–1921), Irish MP for South Wexford 1885–1893 John Alexander Barry (1790–1872), Canadian merchant and politician in Nova Scotia John J. Barry (1924–2005), American labor union leader John Patrick Barry (1893–1946), Canadian politician and lawyer John S. Barry (1802–1870), governor of Michigan Jonathan B. Barry (born 1945), American politician and public servant Religion [ edit ] John Barry (bishop) (1799–1859), Irish-born American bishop in
153-474: The Roman Catholic Church John Barry (Dean of Elphin) (1728–1794), Irish Anglican dean Sir John Barry, rector of St Andrew's Church, Chew Stoke , 1524–1546 Sports [ edit ] Jack Barry (baseball) (1887–1961), given name John, American baseball shortstop and coach John Barry (tennis) (born 1928), New Zealand tennis player John Burke Barry (1880–1937), member of
170-525: The U.S. equestrian team at the 1924 Summer Olympics John Joe Barry (1925–1994), Irish Olympic athlete Jon Barry (born 1969), American basketball player Jonathan Barry (born 1988), Bahamian cricketer Shad Barry (1878–1936), given name John, American baseball player Other [ edit ] John Milner Barry (1768–1822), Irish doctor John Vincent Barry (1903–1969), Supreme Court justice for Victoria, Australia John Barry (WD-40) (1924–2009), American business executive; popularized
187-532: The WD-40 water-displacing spray and lubricant John Barry (ship) , one of several vessels named John Barry John Barry, used by Australians as a placeholder name, similar to John Q. Public See also [ edit ] John Barrie (disambiguation) Jack Barry (disambiguation) John Berry (disambiguation) Jonathan Berry (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
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#1732837914006204-560: The character was described as "bespectacled, mustachioed, fedora-wearing". In 2006 the Oklahoma State Senate voted to make this character the "state's official editorial cartoon." The equivalent in the United Kingdom is Joe (or Jane ) Public , John Smith , or Fred Bloggs or Joe Bloggs . Also, the man in the street, the man on the Clapham omnibus , and the aforementioned Tom, Dick and Harry. Tommy or Tommy Atkins
221-668: The east coast of Australia for about two years. Then he returned to the land as an overseer and station manager. He began writing for the press and contributed stories to The Australasian , The Sydney Mail , The Queenslander , the Town and Country Journal , the Pall Mall Gazette , and others. In 1893 he spent a holiday in England and published a collection of his stories, Steve Brown's Bunyip and other Stories . He had become acquainted with Rudyard Kipling who wrote an introductory poem for
238-641: The term "quisquam" with a gender neutral meaning of "anyone" where, in English, John was the generic male term for a person. The term John Q. Public was the name of a character created by Vaughn Shoemaker , an editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Daily News , in 1922. Jim Lange , the editorial cartoonist for The Oklahoman for 58 years, was closely identified with a version of the John Q. Public character, whom he sometimes also called "Mr. Voter". Lange's version of
255-542: The title John Barry . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Barry&oldid=1249109194 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John Arthur Barry John Arthur Barry (1850 – 23 September 1911)
272-754: The volume. Barry returned to Australia after about six months in England and joined the staff of the Sydney Evening News , another collection of his stories was published, In the Great Deep: Tales of the Sea (1896). This was followed by two novels, The Luck of the Native Born (1898), and A Son of the Sea (1899). Three collections of short stories followed, Against the Tides of Fate (1899), Red Lion and Blue Star (1902), and Sea Yarns (1910). South Sea Shipmates ,
289-590: Was a journalist and author . Barry was born in Torquay , Devonshire , England, in 1850. His parents died when he was young, and he went to sea at 13 after persuading his guardian and was in the merchant service for 12 years. Leaving with a first mate's certificate, Barry came to Australia in the 1870s, and after working in Queensland at the gold diggings, spent some years as a drover , boundary rider and station manager. He returned to shipboard life around 1877 along
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