Bruns is a surname, and may refer to:Anna Bruns (1937–2025), German politician Curt Bruns (1915–1945), German Wehrmacht captain and war criminal Dmitri Bruns (1929–2020), Estonian architect and architecture theorist Franklin Richard Bruns Jr. (1912–1979), American philatelist George Bruns (1914–1983), American music composer Karl Bruns, German slalom canoeist Ludwig Bruns (1858–1916), German neurologist Maddux Bruns, American baseball player Manfred Bruns (1934–2019), German gay civil rights activist Martin Bruns (1960–2026), Swiss baritone and academic Neville Bruns, Australian footballer Paul von Bruns (1846–1916), German surgeon, son of Victor Phil Bruns (1931–2012), American television actor Roger Bruns, American author and administrator Thomas Bruns, Dutch football player Thomas Bruns (poet), German writer and poet Tissy Bruns (1951–2013), German journalist Victor Bruns (1904–1996), German composer and bassoonist Victor von Bruns (1812–1883), German surgeon, father of Paul