James Bruce (disambiguation) facts for kids

James Bruce (1730–1794) was a famous Scottish explorer and writer. He traveled a lot and wrote books about his adventures. He is best known for exploring parts of Africa.

The name James Bruce can also refer to many other people. Here are some of them:

• James Bruce (bishop) (died 1447), who was a bishop and also a very important person in Scotland's government.
• James Bruce (minister) (around 1660–1730), an Irish Presbyterian minister.
• James Bruce (comptroller) (around 1670 – around 1732), who was a member of the British Parliament and helped manage the British Army's money.
• Sir James Bruce (Chief Justice) (1691–1749), who was a top judge in Barbados.
• Sir James Bruce, 2nd Baronet (1788–1836), an Irish soldier.
• Jacob Bruce (1669–1735), also known as James Bruce, a Russian field-marshal. He started the Russian part of this Scottish family.
• James Bruce (1732–1791), who was the Governor General of Saint Petersburg.
• James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811–1863), an important diplomat from Scotland and England.
• Sir James Andrew Thomas Bruce (1846–1921), an admiral in the Royal Navy.
• James Bruce (English cricketer) (born 1979), an English cricket player.
• James Bruce (Zimbabwean cricketer) (born 1993), a Zimbabwean cricket player.
• James Bruce (farmer) (1927–2013), a Scottish farmer and forester.
• James Bruce (1769–1798), another Member of Parliament for Marlborough.
• James E. Bruce (1927–2008), a politician from Kentucky in the United States.
• James Cabell Bruce (1892–1980), an American businessman and banker, who was also the U.S. ambassador to Argentina.
• J. W. Bruce (James William Bruce, born 1952), a British mathematician.

See also

• James Bruce Falls
• James Bruce Round Barn, a special building in Freeport, United States