Bruce
The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans , from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king Robert the Bruce (1274−1329), it has been a Scottish surname since medieval times; it is now a common given name.
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | the willowlands |
| Popularity | see popular names |
The variant Lebrix and Le Brix are French variations of the surname.
Actors
- Bruce Bennett (1906–2007), American actor and athlete
- Bruce Boxleitner, American actor
- Bruce Campbell, American actor, director, writer, producer and author
- Bruce Davison, American actor and director
- Bruce Dern, American actor and intellectual
- Bruce Greenwood, Canadian actor and musician
- Bruce Jones, English actor, best known for playing Les Battersby in soap opera Coronation Street from 1997-2007
- Bruce Kirby, American actor
- Bruce Lee (1940–1973), martial artist and movie star
- Bruce McCulloch, Canadian actor and comedian
- Bruce McGill, American actor
- Bruce Willis, American actor
Musicians
- Bruce Cockburn, Canadian folk/rock guitarist and singer-songwriter
- Bruce Dickinson, lead vocalist of Iron Maiden
- Bruce Guthro, lead vocalist of the Scottish Band Runrig and Canadian singer-songwriter
- Bruce Hornsby, American pianist
- Bruce Johnston, long time member of the Beach Boys
- Bruce Kulick, long time member of Kiss and member of Grand Funk Railroad
- Bruce Levingston, American concert pianist
- Bruce Molsky, old-time fiddler
- Bruce Springsteen, American singer-songwriter
Sports
- Bruce Arena, American ex head coach of the US men's national soccer team
- Steve Bruce, (born 1960) former English professional football player who played as a centre-back. He is the current manager of Newcastle United.
- Bruce Arians, NFL head coach
- Bruce Bochy, San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres baseball team manager and past Padres catcher
- Bruce Bolden, American basketball player
- Bruce Boudreau, Canadian former NHL player and current NHL coach
- Bruce Carter (American football), American football player
- Bruce Claridge, Canadian football player
- Bruce Dalrymple (born 1964), American basketball player
- Bruce Fleisher (born 1948), American PGA golfer
- Bruce Grobbelaar, former Zimbabwean football goalkeeper and manager
- Bruce Hector (born 1994), American football player
- Bruce Holmes, American football player
- Bruce Jankowski, American football player
- Bruce Jenner (now Caitlyn Jenner; born 1949), Olympic gold medalist, auto racer, businessman, television personality
- Bruce LaSane, American football player
- Bruce Manson (born 1956), American tennis player
- Bruce McCray, American football player
- Bruce McLaren (1937–1970), race car driver and designer
- Bruce Seldon, American WBA heavyweight and world champion
- Bruce Smith (defensive end), all star NFL defensive end
Other
- Bruce Angrave (1914–1983), British poster artist, illustrator and author
- Bruce W. Carr (1924–1998), American flying ace during World War II
- Bruce Forsyth, English TV host and entertainer
- Bruce Fuchs, American immunologist and health science administrator
- Bruce James (1730–1794), Scottish traveller in Ethiopia, and writer
- Bruce Lander (born 1946), Judge of the Federal Court of Australia
- Bruce George Peter Lee (born 1960), prolific British serial killer, arsonist, and mass murderer
- Bruce Lerman, American cardiologist; Chief of the Division of Cardiology and Director of the Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory at Weill Cornell Medicine and the New York Presbyterian Hospital
- Bruce Marks (born 1957), American politician
- Thomas Donald Bruce McArthur (born 1951), Canadian serial killer; better known as "Bruce McArthur"
- Bruce Mendenhall (born 1951), American suspected serial killer
- Bruce Morrow ("Cousin Brucie"), American radio personality
- Bruce Nauman (born 1941), American artist
- Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, American mass murderer and perpetrator of the 2009 Covina massacre
- Bruce Parry, English explorer, author, indigenous rights advocate and documentarian
- Bruce Perens, computer programmer, open source founder
- Bruce Rauner (born 1957), American businessman and politician
- Bruce Ritchie (born 1965), British property developer
- Bruce Rockowitz (born 1958/59), American businessman
- Bruce Sterling, American science fiction writer
- Bruce Schneier, cryptographer, computer security professional, privacy specialist and writer
- Bruce Thorburn, from the Hooley Dooleys
- Bruce Tree, an oak tree named for Robert the Bruce
Fictional characters
- Bruce Wayne, a billionaire and the secret identity of Batman
- Bruce Banner, the alter ego of the Hulk
- Bruce, a great white shark in Finding Nemo
- Bruce McKenzie, effeminate minor character in Family Guy
- Bruce Nolan, a reporter who is offered a chance to be God for a week in Bruce Almighty
- Bruce Sato, a character in the cartoon M.A.S.K. (TV series)
- Bruce, one of the Delightful Children From Down The Lane on Codename: Kids Next Door
- The Bruces from the Monty Python Bruces sketch
- Bruce Irvin, a Muay Thai kickboxer and fictional character from the Tekken series
- Bruce Lauderdale, a larger than life character from Fareham
- Bruce almighty from Bruce Almighty
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See also
- Bruce (surname), people with surname Bruce
- Bruce Nuclear Generating Station, a Canadian nuclear reactor facility
- Bruce, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of the Belconnen district of Canberra
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