Payn is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Graham Payn Graham Payn (25 April 1918 – 4 November 2005) was a South African-born English actor and singer, also known for being the life partner of the playwright Noël Coward. Beginning as a boy soprano, Payn later made a career as a singer and ac ...

(1918–2005), South African-born English actor and singer * John Payn (disambiguation), multiple people *

James Payn James Payn (; 28 February 1830 – 25 March 1898) was an English novelist and editor. Among the periodicals he edited were ''Chambers's Journal'' in Edinburgh and the ''Cornhill Magazine'' in London. Family Payn's father, William Payn (1774/17 ...

(1830–1898), British novelist *

Richard Payn Richard Payn (fl. 1383–1386), of Shaftesbury, Dorset, was an English Member of Parliament. Payn was married with one son. His wife and son's names are unrecorded. He was a Member of Parliament, Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Sh ...

, MP for

Shaftesbury (UK Parliament constituency) Shaftesbury was a parliamentary constituency in Dorset. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1295 until 1832 and one member until the constituency was abolished in 1885. Hist ...

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