Donato (first name)

Donato is a masculine Italian given name. It is derived from the Roman given name Donatus , the gift .

Name bearer

• Donato Acciaiuoli (1428-1478), scholar
• Donato Felice d'Allio (1677–1761), Austrian Baroque architect
• Donato Bilancia (* 1951), Italian serial killer
• Donato Bramante (1444–1514), Italian painter, master builder and founder of High Renaissance architecture
• Donato Cabrera (* 1973), American conductor
• Donato Cannone (* 1982), Italian racing cyclist
• Donato Carrisi (* 1973), Italian writer and screenwriter
• Donato Maria dell'Olio (1847–1902), Italian Archbishop and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Donato Antonio Donofrio (* 1930), Italian geologist
• Donato da Formello , also known as Donatello (1546 / 55–1572 / 85), Italian painter and wood sculptor
• Donato Giuseppe Frisoni (1683–1735), Italian builder
• Donato Giancola (* 1967), American painter
• Donato Negro (* 1948), Archbishop of Otranto
• Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi (≈1386–1466), Italian sculptor and medalist, see Donatello
• Donato Ogliari (* 1956), Benedictine and Archabbot of the Territorial Abbey of Montecassino
• Donato Plögert (* 1967), German singer, lyricist, presenter, actor and author
• Donato Polli (1663–1738), baroque plasterer who worked particularly in Franconia
• Donato Sabia (1963-2020), Italian sprinter and middle-distance runner
• Donato Raffaele Sbarretti Tazza (1856–1939), diplomat of the Holy See and cardinal to the Curia
• Donato Seppi (* 1953), Italian politician
• Donato Squicciarini (1927-2006), Roman Catholic Archbishop and Diplomat of the Holy See