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William Bruce (architect) Sir William Bruce of Kinross, 1st Baronet (c. 1630 – 1710), was a Scottish gentleman-architect, "the effective founder of classical architecture in Scotland," as Howard Colvin observes.Colvin, p.172–176 As a key figure in introducing the Pa ...

(c. 1630–1710), Scottish architect *

William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine (died 8 September 1740), the son of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Kincardine and Rachel Paunceforth, became the 8th Lord of Torry and the 8th Earl of Kincardine in 1740. His wife was Janet Roberton, the daughter ...

(died 1740), Scottish nobleman *

William Bruce (cricketer) William Bruce (22 May 1864 – 3 August 1925) was an Australian cricketer who played in 14 Test matches between 1885 and 1895. He became a lawyer, practising in Melbourne.''The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket'', Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, ...

(1864–1925), Australian cricketer * William Bruce (Canadian politician) (died 1838), physician and politician in Upper Canada *

William Bruce (VC) William Arthur McCrae Bruce VC (15 June 1890 – 19 December 1914) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth fo ...

(1890–1914), posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross *

William Cabell Bruce William Cabell Bruce (March 12, 1860May 9, 1946) was an American politician and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who represented the State of Maryland in the United States Senate from 1923 to 1929. Background Bruce was born at Staunton Hill in Ch ...

(1860–1946), author and United States Senator * Major William Bruce-Gardyne of

Clan Gardyne Clan Gardyne is a lowland Scottish clan from Angus, Scotland, Angus History Origins of the clan The surname is frequently spelt Gardyne and according to the historian George Fraser Black, a family ''long of that Ilk'' hailed from the barony ...

, Laird of Middleton, Angus, Scotland *

William Speirs Bruce William Speirs Bruce (1 August 1867 – 28 October 1921) was a British Natural history, naturalist, polar region, polar scientist and Oceanography, oceanographer who organised and led the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (SNAE, 1902–0 ...

(1867–1921), Scottish explorer *

William George Bruce William George Bruce (March 17, 1856 – August 13, 1949) was a Milwaukee author, publisher of educational, historical and religious books, and founder of the ''American School Board Journal''. He was a noted civic leader for the Milwaukee School Bo ...

(1856–1949), Milwaukee publisher, historian, and civic leader * William Bruce (minister, born 1757) (1757–1841), Irish Presbyterian and educator * William Bruce (minister, born 1790) (1790–1868), Irish Presbyterian and professor * William Blair Bruce (1859–1906), Canadian painter * William Napier Bruce (1858–1936), British educationalist and lawyer * William J. Bruce III (born 1980), American author and publicist

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