John Alistair Hepburn (8 March 1915 – 7 September 2004)[1] was a town planner, noted for his contributions to the design and development of the urban regions within greater Perth in Western Australia, and Melbourne, Victoria.
He studied as a chartered surveyor and valuer at Eastbourne College of Arts and Technology in East Sussex before joining the Royal Artillery during World War II.
At this time, he joined with Professor Gordon Stephenson, who had been commissioned specifically to produce a plan for the metropolitan areas of Perth and Fremantle.
He moved to Victoria in 1959, where he took a position of Chief Planner for the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works.
The major arterial road Hepburn Avenue in Perth's northern suburbs is named in his honour.