Famous People with Name Bruce

Bruce Harlan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bruce Harlan: was a diver from the United States and Olympic champion. He represented his native country at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he received one gold medal and one silver medal. On June 21, 1959 he took part in a diving exhibition in Fairfield, Con

Bruce D. Kimball            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bruce D. Kimball: is an American diver and coach. He won a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. At the 1984 Summer Olympics, he overtook Li Kongzheng with his final dive to win the silver medal.

Bruce Irons            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bruce Irons: is a regularfoot professional surfer from Hanalei, Kauai and younger brother of three-time world champion Andy Irons. Best known for his radical aerial maneuvers and fearless tuberiding abilities, he claims he will surf any wave on the planet. On August 3

Bruce Mapes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bruce Mapes: was an American figure skater from the early 1900s. In 1913, the jump now known today as the flip became known by his last name, but it is not known for certain if he was the inventor. In 1920, Mapes invented the toe loop, which is now called a Mapes in a

Bruce Biers Kendall            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bruce Biers Kendall: is a retired American Republican politician from Alaska.In 1963, he became first Republican Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives. After Democrats regained control of the House, he was replaced as a speaker by Mike Gravel, future U.S. Senator.

Terry Lee Bruce            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Terry Lee Bruce: was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. He was admitted to the bar in 1969. He served as member of the State senate from 1971 to 1984, and assistant majority leader from 1975 to 1984. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the 96th Congress in

Horatio Washington Bruce            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Horatio Washington Bruce: was a Confederate politician during the American Civil War. Bruce first became active in politics in 1852, making campaign speeches for the Whig presidential ticket of Winfield Scott and William Alexander Graham in the 1852 election. When the Whig Party c

Eli Metcalfe Bruce            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eli Metcalfe Bruce: was a philanthropist and a Representative from Kentucky in the First and Second Confederate Congresses. He was the principle financier of the Confederate government of Kentucky during the Civil War. Near the outbreak of the Civil War, Bruce sold all of hi

Francis Carmichael Bruce            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis Carmichael Bruce: was a politician and businessman. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1900 election as a Member of the historical Conservative Party to represent the riding of Hamilton. He lost in the election of 1904 in the riding of Hamilton West. He also served as a councillor for the city of Hamilton, Ontario.

Herbert Alexander Bruce            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Herbert Alexander Bruce: served as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada, from 1932 to 1937. In 1932, he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Ontario by R.B. Bennett for a term that lasted until 1937. He often verbally clashed with new Ontario Premier Mitch Hepburn who attempted to curtail the extravagance of the vice-regal office in the face of the Great Depression. The lieutenant-governor's official residence, Chorley Park, was closed by the Hepburn government at the end of Bruce's term on the pretext of cutting costs. Following the sudden death of Conservative MP David Spence in the middle of the 1940 federal election campaign, Bruce contested and won Spence's seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1940 federal election. Sitting as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Parkdale, Bruce was an outspoken advocate of conscription. He was re-elected to a second term in the 1945 federal election, but retired from office in 1946.