Donald Payne may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

  • Donald G. Payne (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
  • Don Payne (sprinter) (born 1944), American sprinter, winner of the 1966 400 meters at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships<!-- MOS:DABRED http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=5144&Gender=M https://www.newspapers.com/article/180936907 -->