Donati is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:Angelo Donati (1885–1960), Italian banker and philanthropist Baldassare Donati (1525/30–1603), Italian composer of the late Renaissance Bianca Donati, Argentine field hockey player Buoso Donati, character in Dante's Divine Comedy Cianfa Donati, character in Dante's Divine Comedy Corso Donati (–1308), leader of the Black Guelphs in Florence, brother of Forese and Piccarda Danilo Donati (1926–2001), Italian costume designer Enrico Donati (1909–2008), American Surrealist painter and sculptor of Italian birth Forese Donati (–1296), brother of Corso and Piccarda, a friend of Dante Alighieri included as a character in the Divine Comedy Giovanni Battista Donati (1826–1873), Italian astronomer Giulio Donati, Italian footballer Giuseppe Donati (1836–1925), inventor of the modern ocarina Ignazio Donati, Italian composer Massimo Donati, Italian footballer Matteo Donati, Italian tennis player Piccarda Donati, sister to Corso and Forese, included as a character in Dante's Divine Comedy Robert Donati (1940–1991), American organized-crime figure suspected of masterminding the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft Silvano Donati, scientist, professor of photonics Virgil Donati, Australian drummer Vitaliano Donati (1717–1762), Italian botanist