John Payne may refer to: Arts and entertainment J. D. Payne (born 1979/1980), American screenwriter John Howard Payne (1791–1852), American actor and playwright John Payne (actor) (1912–1989), American film actor and singer "Sunshine" Sonny Payne (John William Payne, 1925–2018), American radio presenter Johnny Payne, American dramatist, novelist, scholar, and university professor John Payne (voice actor) (born 1960), English-born Canadian voice actor John Payne (engraver) (1607–1647), English engraver John Payne (poet) (1842–1916), English poet and translator John Payne (singer) (born 1958), British singer for rock band Asia Politics John Barton Payne (1855–1935), American politician, lawyer and judge, U.S. Secretary of the Interior 1920–1921 SS John Barton Payne, a Liberty ship John D. Payne (born 1950), Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives John Otunba Payne (1839–1906), Nigerian administrator and diarist John Payne (New Zealand politician) (1871–1942), New Zealand politician John Payne (Queensland politician) (1860–1928), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Religion John Payne (bishop of Meath) (died 1507), Irish bishop John Payne (martyr) (1532–1582), English Catholic priest and martyr John Payne (bishop of Liberia) (1815–1874), American missionary from the Episcopal Church to Africa Sports John Payne (cricketer, born 1828) (1828–1887), English cricketer, father of the below John Payne (rugby union, born 1858) (1858–1942), English rugby union footballer and cricketer, son of the above John Payne (footballer, born 1889) John Payne (footballer, born 1906) (1906–1981), British footballer John Payne (American football) (1933–2019), American football coach John Payne (Australian footballer) (born 1950), Australian rules footballer John Payne (umpire) (1844–1928), Australian cricket umpire John Somers Payne (1926–2013), Irish Olympic sailor John Payne (rugby union, born 1980), Australian-born Tongan rugby union player Other John Willett Payne (1752–1803), British admiral See also John Payn (disambiguation) John Paine (disambiguation) Jack Payne (disambiguation) John Bayne (disambiguation)