Joan Whitney Payson was an American heiress, businesswoman, philanthropist, patron of the arts and art collector, and a member of the prominent Whitney family. She co-founded, and was the majority owner of, Major League Baseball's New York Mets baseball franchise, making her the first woman to own a major league team in North America without inheriting it.
- Occupation
- art collector, businessperson, entrepreneur, socialite
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- February 5, 1903
- Died
- October 4, 1975
