James Bruce (disambiguation)
James Bruce (1730–1794) was a Scottish traveller and travel writer.
James Bruce may also refer to:
- James Bruce (bishop) (died 1447), bishop of Dunkeld, Chancellor of Scotland and bishop of Glasgow
- James Bruce (comptroller) (c.1670 – c.1732), Member of Parliament and joint comptroller of British Army accounts
- James Bruce (Chief Justice) (1691–1749), Chief Justice of Barbados
- Jacob Bruce (1669–1735), or James Bruce, Russian field-marshal, founder of the Russian branch of the Scottish family
- James Bruce (1732–1791), Governor-General of Saint-Petersburg and last male member of the Russian branch
- James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811–1863), Anglo-Scottish diplomat
- James Andrew Thomas Bruce (1846–1921), Royal Navy admiral
- James Bruce (cricketer) (born 1979), English cricketer
- James Bruce (1769–1798), Member of Parliament for Marlborough
- James E. Bruce (1927–2008), politician in the American state of Kentucky