Namesakes
Emmy Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Bruce Willis 1987 Moonlighting 
Fictional Characters from Books:
2 heroes
Bruce Wayne 1939 Batman
Bruce Banner 1962 The Incredible Hulk
Fictional Characters from Movies:
2 heroes
Bruce Wayne 1989 Batman
Bruce Banner 2003 Hulk
Fictional Characters from Television:
2 characters, 1 hero
Bruce Wayne 1966 Batman
Bruce Logan 2000 The District
Jesse Pinkman (middle name Bruce) 2008 Breaking Bad
Grammy Award Winners:
1 best new artist, 1 song of the year
(best new artist) Bruce Hornsby 1987
(song of the year) Bruce Springsteen 1995 Streets of Philadelphia
Hall-of-Famers:
2 baseball, 2 football, 1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Bruce Stuart 1961
(baseball) Bruce Sutter 2006
(football) Bruce Matthews 2007
(football) Bruce Smith 2009
(baseball) Scott Rolen (middle name Bruce) 2023
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 chemistry, 1 medicine, 1 physics
(chemistry) Robert Bruce Merrifield 1984
(medicine) Bruce Beutler 2011
(physics) Arthur B. McDonald (middle name Bruce) 2015
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
16 actors, 1 actor/dancer, 1 presenter, 1 reality star
Bruce Cabot 1904-1972
Bruce Bennett 1906-2007
Bruce Forsyth 1928-2017
Bruce Boa 1930-2004
Bruce Dern 1936-
Bruce Gray 1936-2017
Bruce Lee 1940-1973
Bruce Davison 1946-
Caitlyn Jenner (middle name Bruce) 1949-
David Cassidy (middle name Bruce) 1950-2017
Bruce Boxleitner 1950-
Bruce McGill 1950-
Bruce Willis 1955-
Bruce Greenwood 1956-
Richard Kind (middle name Bruce) 1956-
Bruce Campbell 1958-
Don Diamont (middle name Bruce) 1962-
Shane West (middle name Bruce) 1978-
Derek Hough (middle name Bruce) 1985-
Notable Artists:
1 painter, 1 sculptor
Richard Bruce Nugent 1906-1987
Bruce Nauman 1941-
Notable Athletes:
1 driving, 1 track
(driving) Bruce McLaren 1937-1970
(track) Caitlyn Jenner (middle name Bruce) 1949-
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Bruce Beresford 1940-
Notable Musicians:
5 singers, 4 musicians
Bruce Channel 1940-
Bruce Springsteen 1949-
David Cassidy (middle name Bruce) 1950-2017
Bruce Kulick 1953-
Bruce Hornsby 1954-
Kenny G. (middle name Bruce) 1956-
Bruce Dickinson 1958-
Axl Rose (middle name Bruce) 1962-
Jeffrey "Ja Rule" Atkins (middle name Bruce) 1976-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Dick Cheney (middle name Bruce) 1941-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 geologist, 1 physicist
Bruce C. Heezen 1924-1977
Arthur B. McDonald (middle name Bruce) 1943-
Notable Writers:
2 authors
Richard Bruce Nugent 1906-1987
W. Bruce Cameron 1960-
Olympic Medalists:
5 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze, 1 silver/bronze, 1 silver/gold
(silver) Bruce Bennett 1928 shot put
(silver/gold) Bruce Harlan 1948 diving - platform; diving - springboard
(gold) Bob Mathias (middle name Bruce) 1948; 1952 decathlon
(bronze) Bruce Bradley 1972 water polo
(silver/bronze) Bruce Robertson 1972 swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) Caitlyn Jenner (middle name Bruce) 1976 decathlon
(gold) Bruce Furniss 1976 swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) Sam Perkins (middle name Bruce) 1984 basketball
(silver) Bruce Kimball 1984 diving - platform
(gold) Bruce Hayes 1984 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
Other Leaders:
1 prime minister
Prime Minister Bruce Golding 2007-2011 Jamaica
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
5 musicians
Bruce Palmer 1997 The Bee Gees
Timothy B. Schmit (middle name Bruce) 1998 The Eagles
Bruce Springsteen 1999
Bruce Thomas 2003 Elvis Costello & the Attractions
Axl Rose (middle name Bruce) 2012 Guns N' Roses