Payan or Payán is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Saralah Payan (born 1983), MIS manager in education of iranAna Rosa Payán, Mexican right-wing politician, Director of the National System for Integral Family DevelopmentClaude-François de Payan (1766–1794), political figure of the French RevolutionEliseo Payán (1825–1895), Colombian lawyer, politician, and military officerEstevan Payan (born 1982), American professional mixed martial artistEugene Payan (1888–1971), Canadian professional ice hockey playerFerdinand Payan, French bicyclist of the early 20th centuryFunda Payan (born 1997), Turkish women's football midfielderIlka Tanya Payán (1943–1996), Dominican-born actress and attorney, later an HIV/AIDS activist in the United StatesJoseph-François de Payan (1759–1852), political figure during the French Revolution, brother of Claude-François de PayanSébastien Payan (born 1986), rugby league player for the Toulouse Olympique team in the Co-operative ChampionshipAlan Payan Pryce-Jones TD (1908–2000), British book critic, author, journalist and Liberal Party politicianPayan Rafat (born 1970), retired Iranian footballer and current coach