Donald Payne

Arts and entertainment

• Donald G. Payne, English author
• Don Payne (writer), American writer and producer
• Don Payne (musician), American jazz bassist

Government and military

• Donald M. Payne, U.S. Representative from New Jersey, father of Donald Payne, Jr.
• Donald Payne Jr., U.S. Representative from New Jersey, son of Donald M. Payne
• Donald Payne (British Army soldier), British soldier who became his country's first convicted war criminal during his tour in Iraq

Others

• Donald Payne (American football), American football player
• Don Payne (sprinter), American sprinter, winner of the 1966 400 meters at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships