Hunger

Introduction

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Hunger is a prolonged condition in which insufficient amounts of food are available.

Hunger or The Hunger may also refer to:

People
  • Saint Hunger (died 866), Bishop of Utrecht (854–866)
  • Alfredo Hunger (born 1955), Peruvian former swimmer
  • Anna Hunger (active 1938), American science fiction writer
  • Daniela Hunger (born 1972), East German double Olympic champion swimmer
  • Frank W. Hunger (born 1936), American attorney
  • Heiko Hunger (born 1964), German skier
  • Herbert Hunger (1914–2000), Austrian Byzantine scholar
  • Joachim Hunger (1957–1990), German sailor who competed in two Olympics
  • Leo Hunger (1880–1956), American gymnast; see Gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic individual all-around
  • Sophie Hunger (born 1983), Swiss singer/songwriter born Émilie Welti
  • Wolfgang Hunger (born 1960), German sailor who competed in three Olympics
Arts and entertainment

Films

  • Hunger (1966 film), a Danish film based on Knut Hamsun's novel
  • Hunger (1973 film), a Canadian animated short, one of the first CGI films
  • The Hunger (1983 film), a horror film starring Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie, based on Whitley Strieber's novel
  • Hunger (1986 film), an Australian television film directed by Stephen Wallace
  • The Hunger (1986 film) (Arabic: الجوع), an Egyptian film based on Naguib Mahfouz's novel
  • Hunger (2001 film), an American film based on Hamsun's novel
  • Hunger (2008 film), a film about Irish hunger striker Bobby Sands, directed by Steve McQueen
  • Hunger (2009 film), created by Steven Hentges and written by L.D. Goffigan
  • Hunger (2023 film), a Thai drama about the fine-dining industry.

Literature

  • Hunger (Hamsun novel), an 1890 novel by Knut Hamsun
  • The Hunger (Strieber novel), a 1981 vampire novel by Whitley Strieber
  • The Hunger, a 1986 novel by Naguib Mahfouz
  • Hunger, a 1998 fiction collection by Lan Samantha Chang
  • Hunger, a 2002 short-fiction collection by Jane Eaton Hamilton
  • Hunger (Gone series), the second novel in the Gone series by Michael Grant, published in 2009
  • Hunger (el-Bisatie novel), a 2009 novel by Mohamed el-Bisatie
  • Hunger (Kessler novel), a 2010 young-adult novel by Jackie Kessler
  • Hunger, a 2010 novel by Elise Blackwell
  • The Hunger, a 2014 book by Lincoln Townley
  • Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body, a 2017 memoir by Roxane Gay
  • The Hunger (Katsu novel), a 2018 historical novel by Alma Katsu about the Donner Party
  • "Hunger" (poem), a poem by Jayanta Mahapatra
  • Hunger (magazine), a biannual publication by British photographer Rankin
  • Hunger, a comic book miniseries, part of Cataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand

Music

Groups

  • Hunger (band), a 1960s American rock band
  • The Hunger (band), a 1990s–2010s American rock band

Albums

  • Hunger (Frankie & The Heartstrings album), 2011, also the title song
  • Hunger (Janis Ian album), 1997, also the title song
  • Hunger (The Meteors album), 1980
  • The Hunger (Michael Bolton album), 1987, also the title song
  • The Hunger (Seven Day Jesus album), 1996, also the title song

Songs

  • "Hunger" (Florence and the Machine song), 2018
  • "Hunger" (Molly Hammar song), 2016
  • "Hunger", by The 69 Eyes from Back in Blood
  • "Hunger", by Amaranthe from Amaranthe
  • "Hunger", by Annihilator from Refresh the Demon
  • "Hunger", by Aurora from A Different Kind of Human (Step 2)
  • "Hunger", by King Kobra from Ready to Strike
  • "The Hunger", by the Distillers from Coral Fang
  • "The Hunger", by Fireflight from Unbreakable
  • "The Hunger", by Of Mice & Men from Cold World
  • "The Hunger", by Steve Holy from Blue Moon
  • "The Hunger", by Shirley Manson, written by Serj Tankian
  • "The Hunger", by the Misfits from American Psycho

Television

  • The Hunger (TV series), a 1997–2000 British/Canadian horror anthology series
  • "Hunger" (Dilbert), an episode of Dilbert
  • "Hunger" (Legend of the Seeker), an episode of Legend of the Seeker

Other uses

  • The Hunger (Alexander McQueen collection), a 1996 fashion collection
  • Hunger (Marvel Comics), a vampire character
See also
  • Olaf I of Denmark (c. 1050–1095), king of Denmark nicknamed Olaf Hunger
  • Hunger Winter, the Dutch famine of 1944-1945 during World War II
  • Hungry (disambiguation)
  • All pages with titles beginning with Hunger

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