David Bruce may refer to:
- David Bruce (brewer) (born 1948), founder of the Firkin Brewery pub chain
- David Bruce (physician) (fl. 1660s), Scottish physician
- David II of Scotland (1324–1371), David Bruce, King of Scots, son of King Robert the Bruce
- David Bruce (actor) (1914–1976), American film actor
- David Bruce (bridge) (1900–1965), contract bridge player in the 1930s; played as David Burnstine; member of ACBL Hall of Fame
- David Bruce (composer) (born 1970), British composer
- David Bruce (inventor), American industrialist and inventor
- David Bruce (microbiologist) (1855–1931), Scottish pathologist and microbiologist
- David Bruce (musician), Australian singer, percussionist and composer
- David K. E. Bruce (1898–1977), American diplomat
- David Bruce (ice hockey) (born 1964), Canadian National Hockey League player
- David Bruce (minister) (1824–1911), Presbyterian minister, journalist
Famous quotes containing the words david and/or bruce:
“Only what is thought, said, or done at a certain rare coincidence is good.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“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)