Donati is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Angelo Donati (1885âÂÂ1960), Italian banker and philanthropist
- Baldassare Donati (1525/30âÂÂ1603), Italian composer of the late Renaissance
- Bianca Donati (born 1995), Argentine field hockey player
- Buoso Donati (âÂÂca. 1285), character in Dante's Divine Comedy
- Cianfa Donati (âÂÂbef. 1289), character in Dante's Divine Comedy
- Corso Donati (âÂÂ1308), leader of the Black Guelphs in Florence, brother of Forese and Piccarda
- Danilo Donati (1926âÂÂ2001), Italian costume designer
- Enrico Donati (1909âÂÂ2008), American Surrealist painter and sculptor of Italian birth
- Forese Donati (âÂÂ1296), brother of Corso and Piccarda, a friend of Dante Alighieri included as a character in the Divine Comedy
- Giovanni Battista Donati (1826âÂÂ1873), Italian astronomer
- Giulio Donati (born 1990), Italian footballer
- Giuseppe Donati (1836âÂÂ1925), inventor of the modern ocarina
- Ignazio Donati (c. 1570âÂÂ1638), Italian composer
- Massimo Donati (born 1981), Italian footballer
- Matteo Donati (born 1995), Italian tennis player
- Piccarda Donati (13th century), sister to Corso and Forese, included as a character in Dante's Divine Comedy
- Robert Donati (1940âÂÂ1991), American organized-crime figure suspected of masterminding the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft
- Silvano Donati (born 1942), scientist, professor of photonics
- Virgil Donati (born 1958), Australian drummer
- Vitaliano Donati (1717âÂÂ1762), Italian botanist
See also