Bruce Nelson

Bruce Nelson may refer to:

• Bruce Nelson (historian) (1940–2022), historian and labor scholar at Dartmouth College
• Bruce Nelson (naval architect), yacht designer for the America One challenge
• Bruce Nelson (businessman) (born 1944), chief executive officer of Office Depot
• Bruce Nelson (American football) (born 1979), University of Iowa football player drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the 2003 NFL Draft
• Bruce Jay Nelson (1952–1999), inventor of the remote procedure call for computer communications