Donner family

The Donner family is one of the renowned and wealthy Finland-Swedish families that grew in importance during the times of the Grand Duchy of Finland. Family members have been influential in Finnish politics and culture.

• Otto Donner (1835–1909), linguist, publisher and politician
• Anders Severin Donner (1854—1938), astronomer.
• Ossian Donner (1866-1957), industrialist and diplomat
• Patrick Donner (4 December 1904 – 19 August 1988), British Member of Parliament, son of Ossian.
• Kai Donner (1888–1935), linguist and politician.
• Joakim Donner (1926–), geologist and paleontologist. Son of Kai Donner.
• Jörn Donner (1933–), writer, film director, actor, producer and politician. Brother of Joakim Donner.
• Henrik Otto Donner (1939–2013), musician, co-founder of Love Records

See also

Swedish-speaking Finns