John Payne

John Payne may refer to:

Politicians

• John Barton Payne (1855–1935), American politician, lawyer and judge, U.S. Secretary of the Interior 1920–1921
• John Payne (Queensland politician) (1860–1928)
• John Payne (politician) (1871–1942), New Zealand politician
• John William Payne (politician) (1877–1933), Louisiana sheriff
• John D. Payne (born 1950), Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Religious figures

• John Payne (bishop of Meath) (died 1507), Irish bishop
• John Payne (martyr) (1532–1582), English Catholic priest and martyr
• John Payne (bishop of Liberia) (1815–1874), American missionary from the Episcopal Church to Africa

Sport

• John Payne (umpire) (1844–1928), Australian cricket umpire
• John Henry Payne (1858–1942), English rugby union footballer and cricketer
• John Payne (footballer) (1906–1981), British footballer
• John Somers Payne (1926–2013), Irish Olympic sailor
• John Payne (American football) (born 1933), American football coach
• John Payne (Australian footballer) (born 1950), Australian rules footballer

Others

• John Payne (engraver) (1607–1647), English engraver
• John Willett Payne (1752–1803), British admiral
• John Howard Payne (1791–1852), American actor and playwright
• John Otunba Payne (1839–?), Nigerian administrator and diarist
• John Payne (poet) (1842–1916), English poet and translator
• John Payne (actor) (1912–1989), American film actor and singer
• "Sunshine" Sonny Payne (John William Payne, born 1925), American radio presenter
• John Payne (singer) (born 1958), British musician
• John Payne (voice actor) (born 1960), English-born Canadian voice actor
• Johnny Payne, American dramatist, novelist, scholar, and university professor