Major General John Rowlstone Stevenson, CBE, DSO (7 October 1908 – 4 July 1971) was an Australian Army officer and a parliamentary officer. Stevenson was born in Bondi, Sydney, on 7 October 1908. He was the son of John James Stevenson, who was born in the United States, and Caroline Maude née Rowlstone, from Sydney. He went to Canterbury Boys' Intermediate School, then took an office job. He also played hockey and drove racing cars at the Maroubra speedway.