Bruce

Bruce
	Robert the Bruce
Gender	Male
Origin
Meaning	the willowlands
Popularity	see popular names

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.

The variant Lebrix and Le Brix are French variations of the surname.

Actors

Bruce Bennett, 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 Kirby, American actor
Bruce Lee, martial artist and movie star
Bruce McCulloch, Canadian actor and comedian
Bruce McGill, American actor
Bruce Willis, American actor

Musicians

Bruce Molsky, old-time fiddler
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 Springsteen, American singer-songwriter
Bruce Kulick, long time member of Kiss and member of Grand Funk Railroad

Sports

Bruce Arena, American ex head coach of the US men's national soccer team
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, race car driver and designer
Bruce Seldon, American WBA heavyweight and world champion
Bruce Smith (defensive end), all star NFL defensive end

Fictional characters

Bruce Wayne, a billionaire and the secret identity of Batman
Bruce Banner, the secret identity 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, 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

Other

Sir Bruce Forsyth, English TV host and entertainer
Bruce Lander (born 1946), Judge of the Federal Court of Australia
Bruce Morrow ("Cousin Brucie"), American radio personality
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