William Payne

William Payne may refer to:

Educators

 * William K. Payne (1903–1963), American university president
 * William Morton Payne (1858–1919), American educator and writer
 * William Oscar Payne (1879–1944), professor of history at the University of Georgia
 * William Payne (mathematician) (died 1779), English mathematician and author
 * William H. Payne (1836–1907), American educator and translator

Politicians

 * William D. Payne (born 1932), American Democratic Party politician
 * William Edward Payne (born 1933), Alberta MLA, 1979–1993
 * William Ernest Payne (1878–1943), Alberta MLA, 1931–1935
 * William Hector Payne (1914–1989), Canadian Member of Parliament, 1958–1962
 * William Winter Payne (1807–1874), U.S. Representative from Alabama
 * William Payne (sheriff) (1725–1782), Fairfax County sheriff
 * William Payne (New Mexico politician) (born 1951), Republican politician

Sportspeople

 * William Porter Payne (born 1947), chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, president and CEO of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG)
 * William Payne (cricketer) (1854–1909), English cricketer
 * Bill Payne (athlete) (born 1967), retired American pole vaulter
 * Billy Payne (footballer) (1881–1967), Australian rules footballer with Carlton
 * Bill Payne (footballer, born 1883) (1883–1940), Australian rules footballer with Fitzroy

Others

 * William Payne (priest) (1650–1696), English controversialist
 * William Payne (painter) (1760–1830), British painter
 * William Payne (pantomimist) (1804–1878), actor and pantomimist and father of the Payne Brothers
 * William H. F. Payne (1830–1904), general in the American Civil War
 * Will Payne (television producer) (born 1974), television producer, writer and director
 * Will Payne (actor) (born 1989), English actor
 * Bill Payne (born 1949), musician, keyboardist and founder of the band Little Feat
 * Bill Payne (oiler) - cofounder of Helmerich & Payne