Donald Payne may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Donald G. Payne Donald Gordon Payne (3 January 1924 – 22 August 2018) was an English author, most famous for his 1959 novel, ''Walkabout''. Payne was made a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1962. Biography Donald Gordon Payne was born in Denmark ...

(1924–2018), English author * Don Payne (writer) (1964–2013), American writer and producer * Don Payne (musician) (1933–2017), American jazz bassist

Government and military

* Donald M. Payne (1934–2012), U.S. Representative from New Jersey, father of Donald Payne, Jr. * Donald Payne Jr. (1958–2024), U.S. Representative from New Jersey, son of Donald M. Payne * Donald Payne (British Army soldier) (born 1970), British soldier who became his country's first convicted war criminal during his tour in Iraq

Others

* Donald Payne (American football) (born 1994), American football player {{hndis, Payne, Donald