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
Darkseid vs. Galactus: The Hunger, a 1995 crossover comic book published by DC Comics and Marvel Comics
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
Hunger, 2024 studio album by Worm Shepherd
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)