List of Famous people with last name Donato

Ryan Donato is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Boston Bruins in the second round, 56th overall, in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. He has previously played for the Bruins and Minnesota Wild.

Daniele Donato-Briones is an American television personality. She was a contestant on Big Brother 8, Big Brother 13 and Big Brother 22. Donato was married to Big Brother 13 cast member Dominic Briones, whom she began a relationship with shortly after the 13th season.

Edward Paul Donato is an American former ice hockey player who played in the NHL, who currently serves as the head coach for the Harvard University hockey team. Donato's son, Ryan Donato, was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft and currently plays with the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League. Donato was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but grew up in Dedham, Massachusetts.

Richard Louis Donato is a bar manager and podcaster from Los Angeles, California whose nickname is Evel Dick. He was the winner of the reality game show Big Brother 8. He and his daughter, Daniele Donato, are the only family member pair to win the American Big Brother program's top two prizes in the same competition. Dick holds the record as the show's oldest winner, and Daniele is the youngest person ever to win one of the American program's top two prizes. Dick returned for Season 13 of Big Brother as a team with his daughter Daniele, but departed the show citing "personal reasons" during the first week. In 2014, Donato announced that the reason he departed the show was due to a positive HIV diagnosis.

João Donato de Oliveira Neto is a Brazilian jazz and bossa nova pianist from Brazil. He first worked with Altamiro Carrilho and went on to perform with Antonio Carlos Jobim and Astrud Gilberto.

Fabrizio Donato is an Italian athlete competing in the triple jump and occasionally in the long jump. He is known for winning gold medals at the 2001 Mediterranean Games and the 2009 European Indoor Championships, the latter in a new championship record of 17.59 metres. He is the Italian record holder with 17.60 metres outdoor and 17.73 indoor.

Marc Giuseppe Donato is a Canadian actor.

Edgardo Donato was a tango composer and orchestra leader, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, raised from a young age and musically trained in Montevideo, Uruguay.