Francis Gordon Albert Stone CBE, FRS, FRSC (19 May 1925 – 6 April 2011) was a British chemist who was a prolific and decorated scholar. He specialized in the synthesis of main group and transition metal organometallic compounds.
His autobiography Leaving No Stone Unturned, Pathways in Organometallic Chemistry, was published in 1993. With Wilkinson, he edited the influential series Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry. With Robert West, he edited the series Advances in Organometallic Chemistry.
The Gordon Stone Lecture series at the University of Bristol is named in his honour.