People
- Edward Payson (1783–1827), American Congregational preacher
- Edwin Blake Payson (1893–1927), U.S. botanist
- Harold 'Dynamite' Payson (1928–2011), U.S. boatbuilder and designer
- 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
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