Paine is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Albert Paine (1861-1937), American author and biographerAllie Paine (1919–2008), American college basketball playerAugustus G. Paine, Sr. (1839–1915), American financierAugustus G. Paine, Jr. (1866–1947), American paper manufacturer and bank officialCharles Jackson Paine (1833–1916), American Civil War general and America's Cup yachtsmanEleazer A. Paine (1815–1882), American Civil War generalElijah Paine (1757–1842), U.S. Senator from VermontEphraim Paine (1730–1785), Continental Congressman from New YorkGodfrey Paine (1871–1932), Royal Navy and Royal Air Force officerGeorge Paine (disambiguation), several peopleHalbert E. Paine (1826–1905), American Civil War generalHarriet Evans Paine (1822-1917), Texas storyteller and oral historianJames Paine (disambiguation), multiple peopleJohn Paine (disambiguation), multiple peopleMichael Paine (1992-still kicking), good sortLyman Paine (1901–1978), American architectMary Wheaton Paine (born 1936), American actressRobert Treat Paine (1731–1814), signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence or any of several Americans by this nameRoxy Paine (born 1966), American artistRuth Paine (born 1932), American woman who inadvertently played a role in the Kennedy AssassinationSumner Paine (1868–1904), American Olympic marksmanTerry Paine (born 1939), English footballerThomas Paine (disambiguation), several peopleThomas Paine (1739–1809), U.S. Founding Father and author of Common Sense, Rights of Man and The Age of ReasonThomas O. Paine (1921–1992), NASA administratorTim Paine (born 1984), Australian cricketerWilliam Paine (disambiguation), several people