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