Joe Bloggs
Any ordinary bloke
Joe Bloggs is a British placeholder name for an ordinary, anonymous person—the equivalent of American "John Doe" or "Joe Schmoe." It suggests an average citizen with no distinguishing characteristics: The new policy affects your average Joe Bloggs.
Used in examples, hypotheticals, and discussions of typical people.
Sometimes Joe Blow.
Standard, unremarkable
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
- averageArithmetic mean or ordinary
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
- commonWidespread and unremarkable
relatable · representative · mainstream · middle-class · working-class · regular · everyday · anonymous
Placeholder for unidentified males
- Jane DoePlaceholder for unknown woman
- John SmithDefault fake name
- so-and-soPlaceholder for someone unspecified
- what's-his-namePlaceholder for forgotten identity
ordinary
Standard, unremarkable
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
- averageArithmetic mean or ordinary
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
common · relatable · representative · mainstream · middle-class · working-class · regular · everyday · anonymous · faceless
John Doe
Placeholder for unidentified males
- Jane DoePlaceholder for unknown woman
- John SmithDefault fake name
- so-and-soPlaceholder for someone unspecified
Joe Bloggscelebrity
Widely recognized public figure
household name · VIP · public figure · star · icon
Joe Bloggsreal person