Payson may refer to: Places in the United States Payson, Arizona Payson, Illinois Payson, Utah People Edward Payson (1783–1827), American Congregational preacher (1893–1927), American botanist Harold Payson (1928–2011), U.S. boatbuilder and designer Joan Whitney Payson (1903–1975), American businesswoman and New York Mets owner Phillips Payson (1704–1778), American minister for the town of Dorchester, Massachusetts from 1728 Samuel Phillips Payson (1736–1801), American minister for the town of Chelsea, Massachusetts from 1757 William Farquhar Payson (1876–1939), notable American author William P. Richardson (law school dean) (1864–1945), American co-founder and first Dean of Brooklyn Law School