Lonnie Rashid Lynn (born March 13, 1972), known by his stage name Common (formerly Common Sense), is an American rapper and actor. He has received three Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award.

He debuted in 1992 with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar? and gained critical acclaim with the 1994 album Resurrection. He maintained an underground following through the late 1990s. He achieved mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians.

His first major-label album, Like Water for Chocolate (2000), was a commercial success. In 2003, he won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for Erykah Badu's single "Love of My Life." His 2005 album Be was also commercially successful and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2006 Grammy Awards. Common received his second Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Southside" (featuring Kanye West) from his 2007 album Finding Forever. His greatest hits compilation Thisisme Then: The Best of Common was released in late 2007. In 2011, Common founded Think Common Entertainment, his own label, having previously released music under various other labels, including Relativity, Geffen, and GOOD Music.

Common received the 2015 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and the Academy Award for Best Original Song for his song, co-written and performed with John Legend, "Glory" from the 2014 film Selma, in which he also appeared as civil rights leader James Bevel. Common's acting career also includes roles in the films Smokin' Aces, Street Kings, American Gangster, Wanted, Terminator Salvation, Date Night, Just Wright, Happy Feet Two, New Year's Eve, Nightlife, Being Charlie, Rex, John Wick: Chapter 2, Smallfoot, and The Hunt. He also narrated the documentary Bouncing Cats about one man's attempts to improve the lives of children in Uganda through hip-hop/breakdancing culture. He appeared as Elam Ferguson in the AMC western television series Hell on Wheels.