'''William Payne''' may refer to: {{tocright}} ==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 * William C. Payne (c. 1841–1898), state legislator in Arkansas
==Sportspeople== * William Payne (cricketer) (1854–1909), English cricketer * Bill Payne (athlete) (born 1967), retired American pole vaulter * Billy Payne (William Porter Payne, born 1947), American former chairman of Augusta National Golf Club * 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), co-founder of Helmerich & Payne
== See also == * Bill Payn (1893–1959), South African Springbok rugby player * William Paine (disambiguation) * William Payne-Gallwey (disambiguation)
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