Payan or Payán is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ana Rosa Payán, Mexican right-wing politician, Director of the National System for Integral Family Development Benoît Payan (born 1978), French politician and mayor of Marseille Claude-François de Payan (1766–1794), political figure of the French Revolution Eliseo Payán (1825–1895), Colombian lawyer, politician, and military officer Eugene Payan (1888–1971), Canadian ice hockey player Ferdinand Payan (1870–1961), French bicyclist who competed in the first Tour de France Ilka Tanya Payán (1943–1996), Dominican-born actress and attorney, later an HIV/AIDS activist in the United States Joseph-François de Payan (1759–1852), political figure during the French Revolution, brother of Claude-François de Payan
See also Paya (disambiguation) Payani Payn Payyans