Brace is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
John Brace (MP) (born c. 1578), English Member of ParliamentJonathan Brace (1754–1837), United States Representative from ConnecticutEdward Brace (1770–1843), Rear Admiral of the British Royal NavyJulia Brace (1807–1884), deaf and blind woman who learned tactile American Sign LanguageCharles Loring Brace (1826–1890), American philanthropistDeWitt Bristol Brace (1859–1905), American physicistWilliam Brace (1865–1947), British Member of Parliament and Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentDonald Brace (1881–1955), American publisherGerald Warner Brace (1901–1978), American writer, educator, sailor and boat builderWilliam Francis Brace (1926–2012), American geophysicistC. Loring Brace (born 1930), American professor of anthropologyErnest C. Brace (born 1931), American former soldier, POW in VietnamOnllwyn Brace (1932–2013), Wales rugby union captainStuart Brace (born 1942), English former footballerHilary Brace (born 1956), American artistSteve Brace (born 1961), Welsh former long distance runnerRobbie Brace (born 1964), English former footballer for Tottenham HotspurRick Brace, president of the CTV television networkDeryn Brace (born 1975), Welsh former footballerAdam Brace (born 1980), English playwrightRon Brace (born 1986), American NFL playerDavid Onllwyn Brace (1848-1891), Welsh minister