Stephen Brown (born 9 May 1956) is a British canoe sprinter who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

He won a bronze medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the 1981 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Nottingham.

Brown also competed two Summer Olympics, but did not reach the finals in either of those games.

Four years later in Moscow, Brown was disqualified in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event.

He later shared a house in Keyworth with fellow canoeist Norman Mason.