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 GlasgowJames Bruce (comptroller) (c.1670 – c.1732), Member of Parliament for Marlborough and joint comptroller of British Army accountsJames Bruce (Chief Justice) (1691–1749), Chief Justice of BarbadosJacob Bruce (1669–1735), or James Bruce, Russian field-marshal, founder of the Russian branch of the Scottish familyJames Bruce (1732–1791), Governor general of Saint Petersburg and last male member of the Russian branchJames Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811–1863), Anglo-Scottish diplomatJames Andrew Thomas Bruce (1846–1921), Royal Navy admiralJames Bruce (English cricketer) (born 1979), English cricketerJames Bruce (Zimbabwean cricketer) (born 1993), Zimbabwean cricketerJames Bruce (1769–1798), Member of Parliament for MarlboroughJames E. Bruce (1927–2008), politician in the American state of Kentucky
