The Common Man is a cartoon character created by Indian 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 comic strip, You Said It in The Times of India.

The Common Man generally acts as a silent witness to all the action in the comic.

According to anthropologist Ritu Gairola Khanduri, "Clad in a dhoti and a plaid jacket, the puzzled Common Man is no dupe: his sharp observations miss no detail of the political circus.

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