Sir Gaven John Donne KBE (8 May 1914 – 28 March 2010) was a New Zealand-born former Chief Justice of Samoa, Niue, the Cook Islands, Nauru and Tuvalu.

Donne was born in Christchurch and educated at Palmerston North Boys' High School, Hastings Boys' High School, Victoria University College and Auckland University College.

[2] Donne retired from the bench in 2001 making him one of the longest serving judges in the Southern Hemisphere.

[4] In 1977, Donne was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal.

[5] In the 1979 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.