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English language English is a West Germanic language that developed in early medieval England and has since become a English as a lingua franca, global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles (tribe), Angles, one of the Germanic peoples th ...

name Bruce arrived in

Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...

with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in

Normandy Normandy (; or ) is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy comprises Normandy (administrative region), mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular N ...

, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king

Robert the Bruce Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (), was King of Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329. Robert led Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against Kingdom of Eng ...

(1274−1329), it has been a Scottish surname since medieval times; it is now a common male given name. The variant ''Lebrix'' and ''Le Brix'' are French variations of the surname. Note: A few people are notable in more than one field, and therefore appear in more than one section.

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

* Bruce Altman (born 1955), American actor * Bruce Baillie (1931–2020), American filmmaker * Bruce Bennett (1906–2007), American actor and athlete * Bruce Berman (born 1952), American film producer * Bruce Boa (1930–2004), Canadian actor * Bruce Boxleitner (born 1950), American actor * Bruce Campbell (born 1958), American actor, director, writer, producer and author * Bruce Conner (1933–2008), American artist and filmmaker *

Bruce Davison Bruce Allen Davison (born June 28, 1946) is an American actor who has appeared in more than 270 films, television and stage productions since his debut in 1968. His breakthrough role was as Willard Stiles in the 1971 cult horror film '' Willard' ...

(born 1946), American actor and director * Bruce Dern (born 1936), American actor *

Bruce Forsyth Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson (22 February 1928 – 18 August 2017) was an English entertainer and television presenter whose career spanned more than 75 years. Forsyth came to national attention from the late 1950s through the Associated Te ...

(1928–2017), English television host and entertainer *

Bruce Glover Bruce Herbert Glover (May 2, 1932 – March 12, 2025) was an American character actor, who is best known for portraying the assassin Mr. Wint in the James Bond film '' Diamonds Are Forever'' (1971). Other notable film appearances include roles ...

(1932–2025), American actor * Bruce Gowers (1940–2023), English television director and producer * Bruce Gray (1936–2017), American-Canadian actor * Bruce Greenwood (born 1956), Canadian actor *

Bruce Helford Bruce Lewis Helford (born January 28, 1952) is an American television writer and producer. Career Helford was the co-creator of '' The Drew Carey Show''. He served as executive producer of the series for its entire run, from 1995 to 2004. Helf ...

(born 1952), American TV writer and producer *

Bruce Herbelin-Earle Bruce Charles Herbelin-Earle (born 1998) is an English-French actor and model, known for portraying the role of Marcus Greenbridge on the Netflix drama series '' Free Rein'' (2017–2020). He is signed to IMG Models. Early life Herbelin-Earle a ...

(born 1998), English-French actor and model *

Bruce Horak Bruce Horak (born August 5, 1974) is a Canadian artist and television and stage actor, known for portraying Hemmer on '' Star Trek: Strange New Worlds''. Horak is the first legally blind actor to portray a character in the ''Star Trek'' franchis ...

(born 1974), Canadian artist and television and stage actor *

Bruce Hung Bruce Hung (; born 7 September 1990) is a Taiwanese actor. He is known for his starring role in the 2014 film '' Café. Waiting. Love''. Filmography Film Television References External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hung, Bruc ...

(born 1990), Taiwanese actor * Bruce Jones (born 1953), English actor * Bruce Kirby (1925–2021), American actor *

Bruce LaBruce Bruce LaBruce (born January 3, 1964) is a Canadian artist, writer, filmmaker, photographer, and underground director based in Toronto. Life and career LaBruce was born in Tiverton, Ontario. He has claimed both Justin Stewart and Bryan Bruce a ...

(born 1964), Canadian artist, writer, filmmaker, photographer *

Bruce Lee Bruce Lee (born Lee Jun-fan; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was an American-born Hong Kong martial artist, actor, filmmaker, and philosopher. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy which was formed from ...

(1940–1973), martial artist and movie star *

Bruce Lester Bruce Lester (6 June 1912 – 13 June 2008) was a South African-born English film actor with over 60 screen appearances to his credit between 1934 and his retirement from acting in 1958. Lester's career divided into two distinct periods. Betwe ...

(1912–2008), English actor *

Bruce McCulloch Bruce Ian McCulloch (born May 12, 1961) is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer, musician and film director. McCulloch is best known for his work as a member of the comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, including starring in the TV series of the s ...

(born 1961), Canadian actor and comedian * Bruce McGill (born 1950), American actor * Bruce Payne (born 1958), English actor * Bruce Spence (born 1945), New Zealand-Australian actor *

Bruce Willis Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is a retired American actor. He achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series ''Moonlighting (TV series), Moonlighting'' (1985–1989) and has appeared in over one hundred films, gaining ...

(born 1955), American actor

Music

* Bruce Abel (1936–2021), American singer * Bruce C. Allen (died 2009), American guitarist in The Suburbs *

Bruce Cockburn Bruce Douglas Cockburn ( ; born May 27, 1945) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. His song styles range from folk to folk- and jazz-influenced rock to soundscapes accompanying spoken stories. His lyrics reflect interests in spirit ...

(born 1945), Canadian guitarist, singer-songwriter, and author * Bruce Dickinson (born 1958), English singer, songwriter, writer, and brewer * Bruce Guthro (born 1961), Canadian singer-songwriter * Bruce Hart (songwriter) (1938–2006), American songwriter and screenwriter *

Bruce Hornsby Bruce Randall Hornsby (born November 23, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. His music draws from folk rock, jazz, bluegrass music, bluegrass, folk music, folk, Southern rock, country rock, jam band, rock music, rock, heartland r ...

(born 1954), American singer-songwriter and pianist *

Bruce Johnston Bruce Johnston (born Benjamin Baldwin; June 27, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter and musician who is a member of the Beach Boys. He also collaborated on many records with Terry Melcher (his bandmate in Bruce & Terry, the Rip Chords, and ...

(born 1942), American musician, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer * Bruce Kulick (born 1953), American musician * Bruce Levingston, American concert pianist * Bruce Molsky, (born 1955), American multi-instrumentalist and singer * Bruce Montgomery, pen name Edmund Crispin, English crime writer and composer * Bruce Montgomery (musical director) (1927–2008), composer, artist, conductor, and director from Philadelphia *

Bruce Springsteen Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American Rock music, rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Nicknamed "the Boss", Springsteen has released 21 studio albums spanning six decades; most of his albums feature th ...

(born 1949), American singer-songwriter, and musician * Bruce Thorburn, former member of the Hooley Dooleys Australian children's music and performance act * Bruce Welch (born 1941), English guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Other arts and entertainment

* Bruce Allen (manager), Canadian manager of musical artists * Bruce Angrave (1914–1983), English poster artist, illustrator and author * Bruce Bawer (born 1956), American author and cultural critic *

Bruce Hart (wrestler) Bruce Edward Hart (born January 13, 1950) is an American-born Canadian retired professional wrestler, promoter, booker, trainer and school teacher. He is a second-generation wrestler and a member of the Hart wrestling family, being the second ch ...

(born 1950), Canadian professional wrestler * Bruce Gray (sculptor) (1956–2019), American sculptor * Bruce Jenner (now Caitlyn Jenner; born 1949), Olympic gold medalist, auto racer, businessperson and television personality *

Bruce McCall Bruce McCall (May 10, 1935 – May 5, 2023) was a Canadian author and illustrator, best known for his frequent contributions to ''The New Yorker''. He has also illustrated children's books. Life and career McCall was born on May 10, 1935, in S ...

(1935–2023), Canadian author and illustrator * Bruce Montgomery, pen name Edmund Crispin, English crime writer and composer * Bruce Morrow (born 1935 or 1937), American radio personality born Bruce Meyerowitz * Bruce Nauman (born 1941), American multi-media artist * Bruce Petty (1929–2023), Australian political satirist, sculptor and cartoonist *

Bruce Sterling Michael Bruce Sterling (born April 14, 1954) is an American science fiction author known for his novels and short fiction and editorship of the ''Mirrorshades'' anthology. In particular, he is linked to the cyberpunk subgenre. Sterling's first ...

, American science fiction writer *

Bruce Wands Bruce E. Wands (October 22, 1949 – July 6, 2022) was an American educator, author, artist, and musician, with a specific interest in digital art. As well as art and music, he was interested in creativity in general. Specifically, he was a pionee ...

(1949–2022), American digital artist and educator *

Bruce Weber (photographer) Bruce Weber (born March 29, 1946) is an American fashion photographer and film director known for his work with fashion brands and magazines. Weber has directed several films, including ''Let's Get Lost (1988 film), Let's Get Lost'' (1988), a ...

(born 1946), American fashion photographer and filmmaker * Bruce West (artist) (1939–2021), American sculptor

Business

* Bruce Jenner (now Caitlyn Jenner; born 1949), Olympic gold medalist, auto racer, businessperson and television personality * Bruce Rauner (born 1957), American businessman and politician * Bruce Ritchie (born 1965), English property developer * Bruce Rockowitz (born 1958/59), American businessman

Crime and the law

* Bruce Lander (born 1946), Federal Court of Australia judge * Bruce George Peter Lee (born 1960), English serial killer and arsonist *

Bruce Lindahl Bruce Murray Lindahl (June 21, 1919 – December 21, 2014) was an American educator, politician, and labor activist. Born in Brookings, South Dakota, Lindahl served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Lindahl received ...

(1953–1981), American serial killer * Bruce Mendenhall (born 1951), American suspected serial killer * Thomas Donald Bruce McArthur (born 1951), Canadian serial killer; better known as Bruce McArthur * Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, American mass murderer and perpetrator of the 2009 Covina massacre

Military

* Bruce W. Carr (1924–1998), American World War II flying ace * Bruce W. Carter (1950–1969), American Marine killed in the Vietnam War, awarded the Medal of Honor

Politics

* Bruce F. Allen (1917–1986), American politician * Bruce Blakeman (1955-present), American politician * Bruce Fanjoy, Canadian politician * Bruce Haigh (1945–2023), Australian political commentator and diplomat * Bruce Kent (1929–2022), English political activist and priest * Bruce Laingen (1922–2019), American diplomat * Bruce Marks (born 1957), American politician * Bruce Nestande (1938–2020), American politician * Bruce Rauner (born 1957), American businessman and politician * Bruce Reed (born 1960), American political advisor and non-profit administrator * Bruce Reid (politician) (1935–2020), Australian politician * Bruce Russett (1935–2023), American political scientist * Bruce Vento (1940–2000), American politician *

Bruce Westerman Bruce Eugene Westerman (born November 18, 1967) is an American forester and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district. Previously, he served as member and the majority leader of the Arkansas House ...

(born 1967), American politician * Bruce A. White, American politician

Science, technology and medicine

* Bruce Allen (physicist) (born 1959), American physicist * Bruce G. Blair (1947–2020), American nuclear security expert, research scholar, author, and TV producer * Bruce Chorpita (born 1967), American clinical psychologist * Bruce Fuchs, American immunologist and health science administrator * Bruce Irons (engineer) (1924–1983), Canadian engineer and mathematician * Bruce Lerman, American cardiologist * Bruce Perens, computer programmer, open source founder *

Bruce Schneier Bruce Schneier (; born January 15, 1963) is an American cryptographer, computer security professional, privacy specialist, and writer. Schneier is an Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and a Fellow at the Berkman ...

(born 1963), cryptographer, computer security professional, privacy specialist and writer * Bruce Webster, American software engineer, educator, and author * Bruce Western (born 1964), American sociologist * Bruce Wilcox (born 1951), American programmer

Sports

* Bruce Allen (American football) (born 1956), American football executive * Bruce Allen (drag racer), American drag racer * Bruce Arena (born 1951), American national soccer coach * Bruce Arians (born 1952), American football head coach * Bruce Bennett (1943–2021), American football player * Bruce Bochte (born 1950), American baseball player *

Bruce Bochy Bruce Douglas Bochy (; born April 16, 1955) is an American professional baseball Manager (baseball), manager and former catcher who is the manager of the Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). During his playing ...

(born 1955), American retired baseball team manager and player * Bruce Bolden (born 1963), American basketball player * Bruce Bowen (born 1971) American basketball player * Bruce Boudreau (born 1955), Canadian hockey player and coach * Bruce Branch (born 1978), American football player * Bruce Carter (American football) (born 1988), American football player * Bruce Chen (born 1977), Panamanian professional baseball pitcher * Bruce Claridge (died 1999), Canadian football player * Bruce Curry (born 1956), American former professional boxer * Bruce Dalrymple (born 1964), American basketball player * Bruce Dombolo (born 1985), French footballer * Bruce Fleisher (1948–2021), American professional golfer * Bruce Gamble (1938–1982), Canadian professional ice hockey goalie * Bruce Grobbelaar (born 1957), Zimbabwean football goalkeeper and manager * Bruce Hector (born 1994), American football player * Bruce Holmes (born 1965), American football player * Bruce Irons (surfer) (born 1979), American surfer * Bruce Irvin (born 1987), American football player * Bruce Jankowski (born 1949), American football player * Bruce Jenner (now Caitlyn Jenner; born 1949), Olympic gold medalist, auto racer, businessperson and television personality * Bruce Kamau (born 1995), Australian footballer * Bruce Kent (cyclist) (1928–1979), New Zealander cyclist * Bruce LaSane (born 1967), American football player *

Bruce Manson Bruce Manson (born March 20, 1956) is an American former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 17 in 1981. His career high singles ranking was World No. 39, but he did, when ranked 112, defeat world n ...

(born 1956), American tennis player * Bruce McCray (born 1963), American football player * Bruce McLaren (1937–1970), New Zealander race car driver and designer, founder of

McLaren McLaren Racing Limited ( ) is a British auto racing, motor racing team based at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey, England. The team is a subsidiary of the McLaren Group, which owns a majority of the team. McLaren is best known a ...

* Bruce McMillan (sport shooter) (born 1942), New Zealand sportsman * Bruce McPhail (1937–2020), New Zealander rugby union player * Bruce Pandolfini (born 1947), American chess author, teacher, and coach *

Bruce Prichard Bruce Prichard (born March 7, 1963) is an American professional wrestling executive, booker, and producer and a former manager, commentator, and occasional professional wrestler who works for WWE as Executive Director - CWT. In addition to ...

(born 1963), American professional wrestling executive * Bruce Reid (born 1963), former Australian Test cricketer * Bruce Reid Sr. (1929–1955), Australian rules footballer * Bruce Reid Jr. (born 1955), Australian rules footballer * Bruce K. Reid (1950–1970), Australian rules footballer * Bruce Reid (doctor) (1946–2020), Australian rules footballer and Essendon club doctor * Bruce Seldon (born 1967), American boxing heavyweight and world champion * Bruce Smith (halfback) (1920–1967), American football player * Bruce Smith (Australian footballer) (1939–2017), Australian rules footballer * Bruce Smith (cricketer) (born 1946), New Zealand cricketer * Bruce Smith (Canadian football) (1949–2013), Canadian football player * Bruce Smith (luger) (born 1958), Canadian luger * Bruce Smith (rugby union) (born 1959), New Zealand rugby union player * Bruce Smith (born 1963), American football player * Bruce Sutter (1953–2022), American baseball pitcher * Bruce Tasker (born 1987), English bobsledder * Bruce Weber (administrator) (1951–2006), Australian sports administrator * Bruce Weber (basketball) (born 1956), American basketball coach

Other

* Bruce R. McConkie (1915–1985), American LDS Church leader and author * Bruce Parry (born 1969), English explorer, author, indigenous rights advocate and documentarian

Fictional characters

* Bruce, one of the Delightful Children From Down The Lane on '' Codename: Kids Next Door'' * Bruce, a

great white shark The great white shark (''Carcharodon carcharias''), also known as the white shark, white pointer, or simply great white, is a species of large Lamniformes, mackerel shark which can be found in the coastal surface waters of all the major ocea ...

in ''

Finding Nemo ''Finding Nemo'' is a 2003 American animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Andrew Stanton, co-directed by Lee Unkrich, and produced by Graham Walters, from ...

'' * Bruce, a replica of the shark from the 1975 film '' Jaws'' displayed at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the nickname given by the film crew to the prop sharks * The Bruces, from the ''Monty Python'' Bruces sketch * Bruce Banner, the alter ego of the ''

Hulk The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk ...

'' * Bruce Ben-Bacharach, the main character's manager in '' Lady Dynamite'' * "''The'' Bruce Dickinson", from the ''SNL'' More Cowbell sketch * Bruce Hyena, a supporting character in the Geronimo Stilton book franchise * Bruce Irvin, a

Muay Thai Muay Thai or Muaythai (, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, the Art of Eight Limbs or the Science of Eight Limbs, is a Thai martial art and full-contact combat sport that uses stand-up striking, sweeps, and various clinch fighting, cl ...

kickboxer and fictional character from the ''

Tekken is a Japanese media franchise centered on a series of fighting games developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment (formerly Namco). The franchise also includes film and print adaptations. The main games in the series follow the events ...

'' series * Bruce McKenzie, effeminate minor character in ''

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on January 31, 1999, following Super Bowl XXXIII, with the rest of the first season airing from April 11, 1999. Th ...

'' * Bruce Nolan, a reporter who is offered a chance to be God for a week in '' Bruce Almighty'' * Bruce Sato, from the cartoon '' M.A.S.K.'' * Bruce Wayne, a billionaire and the secret identity of

Batman Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...

* Bruce, a

penguin Penguins are a group of aquatic flightless birds from the family Spheniscidae () of the order Sphenisciformes (). They live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere. Only one species, the Galápagos penguin, is equatorial, with a sm ...

-like species on the virtual pet website

Neopets ''Neopets'' is a free-to-play virtual pet site, virtual pet browser game. First launched in 1999, the game allows users to own virtual pets ("Neopets") and explore a virtual world called "Neopia." Players can earn one of two virtual currency, v ...

. It was named after

References

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