Donato is an Italian given name and surname.^[1] 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

• Donato (disambiguation)