| J. W. Stephenson | |
| Birth Date: | 2 September 1883 |
| Death Place: | Gadsden, Alabama, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Alabama (BS) Columbia (MS) |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1920–1921 |
| Coach Team2: | Jacksonville State |
| Coach Years3: | 1928 |
| Coach Team3: | Jacksonville HS (AL) |
| Coach Years4: | 1929–1930 |
| Coach Team4: | Jacksonville State |
| Coach Sport5: | Basketball |
| Coach Years6: | 1928–1951 |
| Coach Team6: | Jacksonville State |
| Coach Sport7: | Baseball |
| Coach Years8: | 1948–1954 |
| Coach Team8: | Jacksonville State |
| Overall Record: | 21–9–4 (college football) 225–47 (college basketball) 69–41 (college baseball) |
Julian Wilson Stephenson (September 2, 1883 – November 22, 1964) was an American football, basketball and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Jacksonville State Normal School—now known as Jacksonville State University—in Jacksonville, Alabama from 1920 to 1921 and again from 1929 to 1930, compiling a record of 21–9–4. Stephenson was also the head basketball coach at Jacksonville State from 1928 to 1951, and school's head baseball coach from 1948 to 1954.[1]
Stephenson was a student at the University of Alabama.[2] He was also the head football coach at Jacksonville High School in 1928.[3] Stephenson was the brother of Alabama football star and Major League Baseball player Riggs Stephenson. He died on November 22, 1964, at a hospital in Gadsden, Alabama.[4]