Brian Stanford Hewson (4 April 1933 – 13 September 2022) was a middle-distance runner who represented Great Britain at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics.

[1] Hewson was one of the first men to run a four-minute mile, clocking 3:59.8 at the White City Stadium in London on 28 May 1955.

Hewson won a Gold Medal in the Men's 1500 metres at The European Championships in Stockholm on 24 August 1958 in a time of 3:41.9.

Hewson damaged a calf muscle six weeks before the Rome Olympics and so selectors insisted he run the 800 metres.

He then joined the Incentive Group where he was involved in the design and manufacture of corporate uniforms for major UK multi-national companies.

They divorced in 1980 and Hewson was remarried to Marion Stiff and had four stepchildren Tim, Sally, Robert and Penny.