General Stephen Alexander Melville SSA OBE (31 December 1904 – 17 June 1977) was a South African Air Force officer.

He commanded air force formations in East Africa, North Africa, Madagascar, and Italy during the Second World War, and rose to Air Chief of Staff (1954–56) and Commandant General of the South African Defence Force (1958–60).

Melville was born in Matatiele, Natal, on 31 December 1904, and was educated at Grey College, Bloemfontein.

For his service, Melville was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, and Mentioned in Despatches in July 1943.

[3] Melville served as Air Chief of Staff from 1954 to 1956, as Inspector-General from 1956 to 1958, and as Commandant General,[4] the head of the Union Defence Force, from 1958 to 1960.