Donner (surname)

Donner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Aleksander Donner (1948–2013), Ukrainian handball coach
 * André Donner, Dutch jurist, former President of the European Court of Justice
 * Clive Donner, British film director
 * Franziska Donner Austrian wife of Syngman Rhee, first First Lady of the Republic of Korea
 * Georg Rafael Donner, 18th-century Austrian sculptor
 * Helmut Donner (born 1941), Austrian high jumper
 * Jan Donner, Dutch politician, Minister of Justice
 * Jan Hein Donner, Dutch chess grandmaster and writer
 * Johan Gustaf af Donner, 18th-century governor of Västerbotten County, Sweden
 * Johann Jakob Christian Donner (1799-1875), German philologist and translator
 * Lauren Shuler Donner, American movie producer
 * Margaretha Donner, 18th-century Swedish businesswoman
 * Matthäus Donner, 18th-century Austrian sculptor
 * Members of the Donner family from Finland
 * Anders Donner Finnish astronomer
 * Henrik Otto Donner (1939–2013), Finnish composer and musician
 * Jörn Donner (1933–2020), Finnish writer and filmmaker
 * Kai Donner, Finnish linguist, ethnographer and politician
 * Olly Donner (1881-1956), Finnish writer
 * Ossian Donner, Finnish industrialist and diplomat
 * Otto Donner, linguist, publisher and politician
 * Patrick Donner, British Member of Parliament
 * Piet Hein Donner, Dutch politician
 * Ral Donner, American musician
 * Richard Donner (1930–2021), American film director
 * Robert Donner, American actor
 * Steve Donner, American professional sports organizer
 * William Donner Roosevelt, philanthropist
 * William Donner, American businessman

Fictional characters

 * Eric Donner, a character in the role-playing game Scion
 * Frankie Donner, a character on the American soap opera Days of our Lives
 * General Gerhard Donner, a character in the film Venus Wars
 * Larry Donner, a character in the film Throw Momma from the Train
 * Lindsay Donner, character on Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
 * Maddux Donner, a character in the TV series Defying Gravity
 * Martin Donner, a character in the Poul Anderson science fiction novella Un-Man
 * Megan Donner, character on CSI: Miami
 * Min Donner, a character in the Stephen R. Donaldson science fiction novel A Dark and Hungry God Arises