Adrien Henri Payn (Paris, 30 July 1800 – Montévrain, 3 October 1855) was a 19th-century French novelist and playwright.

His plays were presented on the most important Parisian stages of the 19th-century, including the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique, the Théâtre du Gymnase-Dramatique and the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin. In collaboration with Benjamin Antier and Polyanthe, Payn authored the famous drama l’Auberge des Adrets.

Payn was the mayor of the city of Montévrain from 1848 to 1854. He died aged 55.

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  • Joseph Marie Quérard, Les supercheries littéraires dévoilées: Galerie des écrivains, vol.1, 1869, (p. 199)