| Honorific Prefix: | General |
| Stane Potočar | |
| Nickname: | Lazar |
| Birth Date: | 27 April 1919 |
| Birth Place: | Mirna Peč (Lower Carniola), Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
| Death Place: | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Branch: | |
| Serviceyears: | 1941–1979 |
| Rank: | Colonel General |
| Commands: | Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army (1972–1979) |
| Battles: | World War II in Yugoslavia |
| Awards: | Order of the People's Hero (4 September 1953) |
Stane Potočar (27 April 1919 – 5 December 1997) was a Slovenian general of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the JNA from 15 October 1972 to 10 July 1979.[1]