Namesakes
Bruce Stuart
(m) 1881-1961 
Hall-of-Famers 1961 (ice hockey)
Bruce Cabot
(m) 1904-1972
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bruce Bennett
(m) 1906-2007
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Olympic Medalists 1928 shot put (silver)
Richard Bruce Nugent
(m) 1906-1987
Notable Artists
Notable Writers
Robert Bruce Merrifield
(m) 1921-2006
Nobel Prize Winners 1984 (chemistry)
Bruce C. Heezen
(m) 1924-1977
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Bruce Harlan
(m) 1926-1959
Olympic Medalists 1948 diving - platform; diving - springboard (silver/gold)
Bruce Forsyth
(m) 1928-2017
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Bruce Boa
(m) 1930-2004
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bob Mathias
(middle name Bruce) (m) 1930-2006
Olympic Medalists 1948; 1952 decathlon (gold)
Bruce Dern
(m) 1936-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bruce Gray
(m) 1936-2017
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bruce McLaren
(m) 1937-1970
Notable Athletes (driving)
Bruce Wayne
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1939 Batman
Fictional Characters from Movies 1989 Batman
Fictional Characters from Television 1966 Batman
Bruce Beresford
(m) 1940-
Notable Filmmakers
Bruce Lee
(m) 1940-1973
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bruce Channel
(m) 1940-
Notable Musicians
Dick Cheney
(middle name Bruce) (m) 1941-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Bruce Nauman
(m) 1941-
Notable Artists
Arthur B. McDonald
(middle name Bruce) (m) 1943-
Nobel Prize Winners 2015 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Bruce Davison
(m) 1946-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bruce Palmer
(m) 1946-2004
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1997 The Bee Gees
Bruce Bradley
(m) 1947-
Olympic Medalists 1972 water polo (bronze)
Timothy B. Schmit
(middle name Bruce) (m) 1947-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1998 The Eagles
Bruce Golding
(m) 1947-
Other Leaders 2007-2011 Jamaica (prime minister)
Bruce Thomas
(m) 1948-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2003 Elvis Costello & the Attractions
Bruce Springsteen
(m) 1949-
Grammy Award Winners 1995 Streets of Philadelphia (song of the year)
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1999
Caitlyn Jenner
(middle name Bruce) (f) 1949-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (reality star)
Notable Athletes (track)
Olympic Medalists 1976 decathlon (gold)
David Cassidy
(middle name Bruce) (m) 1950-2017
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Bruce Boxleitner
(m) 1950-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bruce McGill
(m) 1950-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bruce Sutter
(m) 1953-2022
Hall-of-Famers 2006 (baseball)
Bruce Robertson
(m) 1953-
Olympic Medalists 1972 swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (silver/bronze)
Bruce Kulick
(m) 1953-
Notable Musicians
Bruce Hornsby
(m) 1954-
Grammy Award Winners 1987 (best new artist)
Notable Musicians
Bruce Willis
(m) 1955-
Emmy Award Winners 1987 Moonlighting (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kenny G.
(middle name Bruce) (m) 1956-
Notable Musicians
Bruce Greenwood
(m) 1956-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Richard Kind
(middle name Bruce) (m) 1956-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bruce Furniss
(m) 1957-
Olympic Medalists 1976 swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold)
Bruce Beutler
(m) 1957-
Nobel Prize Winners 2011 (medicine)
Bruce Campbell
(m) 1958-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bruce Dickinson
(m) 1958-
Notable Musicians
W. Bruce Cameron
(m) 1960-
Notable Writers
Sam Perkins
(middle name Bruce) (m) 1961-
Olympic Medalists 1984 basketball (gold)
Bruce Matthews
(m) 1961-
Hall-of-Famers 2007 (football)
Bruce Banner
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1962 The Incredible Hulk
Fictional Characters from Movies 2003 Hulk
Axl Rose
(middle name Bruce) (m) 1962-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2012 Guns N' Roses
Don Diamont
(middle name Bruce) (m) 1962-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bruce Kimball
(m) 1963-
Olympic Medalists 1984 diving - platform (silver)
Bruce Hayes
(m) 1963-
Olympic Medalists 1984 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold)
Bruce Smith
(m) 1963-
Hall-of-Famers 2009 (football)
Scott Rolen
(middle name Bruce) (m) 1975-
Hall-of-Famers 2023 (baseball)
Jeffrey "Ja Rule" Atkins
(middle name Bruce) (m) 1976-
Notable Musicians
Shane West
(middle name Bruce) (m) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Derek Hough
(middle name Bruce) (m) 1985-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/dancer)
Bruce Logan
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2000 The District
Jesse Pinkman
(middle name Bruce) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2008 Breaking Bad