William Payne may refer to:
William Payne (priest) (1650–1696), English controversialist William Payne (painter) (1760–1830), British painter William D. Payne (born 1932), American Democratic Party politicianWilliam Edward Payne (born 1933), Alberta MLA, 1979–1993William Ernest Payne (1878–1943), Alberta MLA, 1931–1935William Hector Payne (born 1914), Canadian Member of Parliament, 1958–1962William H. F. Payne (1830–1904), general in the American Civil WarWilliam K. Payne (1903–1963), American university presidentWilliam Morton Payne (1858–1919), American educator and writerWilliam Porter Payne (born 1947), Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, president and chief executive officer of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) William Winter Payne (1807–1874), U.S. Representative from AlabamaWilliam Payne (New Mexico politician), Republican politician William Payne (cricketer) (1854–1909), English cricketer William Oscar Payne (1879–1944), professor of history at the University of GeorgiaWill 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 FeatBill 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 
