William Bruce may refer to:
- Sir William Bruce, 1st Baronet, of Balcaskie (c. 1630–1710), Scottish architect
- William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine (1710–1740), Scottish nobleman
- William Bruce (cricketer) (1864–1925), Australian cricketer
- William Bruce (Canadian politician) (d. 1838), physician and politician in Upper Canada
- William Bruce (VC) (1890–1914), posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross
- William Cabell Bruce (1860–1946), author and United States Senator
- Major William Bruce-Gardyne of Clan Gardyne, Laird of Middleton, Angus, Scotland
- William Speirs Bruce (1867–1921), Scottish explorer
- William George Bruce (1856-1949), Milwaukee publisher, historian, and civic leader
Famous quotes containing the word bruce:
“Now a Jew, in the dictionary, is one who is descended from the ancient tribes of Judea, or one who is regarded as descended from that tribe. That’s what it says in the dictionary; but you and I know what a Jew is—One Who Killed Our Lord.... And although there should be a statute of limitations for that crime, it seems that those who neither have the actions nor the gait of Christians, pagan or not, will bust us out, unrelenting dues, for another deuce.”
—Lenny Bruce (1925–1966)