1. City in South Dakota (USA); zip code 57220.
2. King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence; Also called: Robert the Bruce, Robert I.
3. Town in Mississippi (USA); zip code 38915.
4. Village in Wisconsin (USA); zip code 54819.
One of the chief Scottish noble houses. Robert (I) the Bruce and his son, David II, were both kings of Scotland descended from Robert de Bruis (died 1094), a Norman knight who arrived in England with William the Conqueror 1066.

1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne (1883-1967) Australian National Party politician, prime minister 1923–29.
He was elected to parliament in 1918. As prime minister he introduced a number of social welfare measures.

5th Lord of Annandale (1210-1295) Scottish noble, one of the unsuccessful claimants to the throne at the death of Alexander II 1290. His grandson was Robert (I) the Bruce.

King of Scotland; see Robert (I) the Bruce.

Born Leonard Alfred Schneider (1925-1966) US comedian, whose rapid-fire delivery, scatological language, and fearless tackling of taboo subjects, such as race relations and liberal hypocrisy, religion, and sexuality, were ground-breaking in the field of stand-up comedy. His constant iconoclasm and irreverence caused offense to the authorities and he was imprisoned for obscenity 1961. Convicted of drugs possession 1963, he died of an overdose 1966. He wrote a series of autobiographical articles 1963–66 for Playboy magazine, eventually published as How To Talk Dirty and Influence People 1972.
In 1963 he was considered an “undesirable alien” and refused permission to enter Britain. Constantly harassed by both police and courts, Bruce became obsessed with the minutiae of his legal proceedings, and much of his later act consisted of the analyses of the transcripts of his trials.

(1730-1794) Scottish explorer, the first European to reach the source of the Blue Nile 1770, and to follow the river downstream to Cairo 1773.
He was British consul at Algiers 1763–65.

(1945-) English choreographer and dancer. He became artistic director of the Rambert Dance Company 1992. Bruce often mixes modern and classical idioms with overtly political and social themes, as in Ghost Dances 1981, which treats the theme of political oppression. His other pieces include Cruel Garden 1977 and The Dream is Over 1987, a tribute to John Lennon.
As a dancer, Bruce’s famous roles have been Pierrot lunaire 1967 (for Ballet Rambert), the Faun in L’Aprčs-midi d’un faune, and Petrushka 1988 (for London Festival Ballet).