Donato (surname)
# Donato (surname)

Donato is an Italian given name and surname. Notable people with the surname include:

* Andy Donato (born 1937), editorial cartoonist for the Toronto Sun
* Baldassare Donato (1525–1603), Italian composer of the Venetian school
* Daniel Donato, graduate student whose research was at the center of the 2006 Biscuit Fire publication controversy
* Dick Donato (born 1963), American television personality and winner of Big Brother 8
* Eugenio Donato (1937–1983), Armenian-Italian deconstructionist and literary critic
* Fiorenza Donato (born 1971), Italian physicist
* James Donato (born 1960), judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
* João Donato (born 1934), a Brazilian jazz and bossa nova pianist
* Magda Donato (1898–1966), Spanish-Mexican writer and actress
* Marc Donato (born 1989), Canadian actor
* Pietro di Donato (1911–1992), American writer and bricklayer
* Pietro Donato (1380–1447), a Renaissance humanist and the Bishop of Padua (from 1428)
* Ryan Donato (born 1996), NHL player
* Ted Donato (born 1969), retired NHL player
