This is a list of people who died of starvation.
List
Name Life Country of origin Comments Ref. Agrippina the Elder 14 BC–33 AD Roman Empire Roman imperial princess, granddaughter of Augustus and mother of Caligula, starved to death (perhaps on the orders of Tiberius) in her exile on the island of Pandateria. Anaxagoras of Clazomenae 510–428 BC Roman Empire Greek philosopher, sage, mathematician, physicist and astronomer. Gaius Asinius Gallus38 BC–33 ADRoman EmpireSenator who starved after being imprisoned by Tiberius.Denny Barry1883-1923Irish Republican who died during the 1923 Irish hunger strikes Boyi and Shuqi 1045 BC China Shang dynasty loyalists 餓鄉記千载孤竹与伯夷、叔齐 Bimbisara 558–491 BC Magadha King of Magadha from 542 to 492 BC. He was imprisoned by his son Ajatashatru in order to ascend the throne and died before he could be released. Maud de Braose 1155–1210 English noblewoman accused King John of England of the murder of the young duke Arthur of Brittany Robert O'Hara Burke 1821–1861 Leader of the Burke and Wills expedition, which was the first expedition to cross Australia from south to north. William John Wills 1834–1861 Member of the Burke and Wills expedition, which was the first expedition to cross Australia from south to north. Frank E. Butler 1847–1926 American sharpshooter and husband to Annie Oakley Karen Carpenter 1950–1983 American singer and drummer Chandragupta Maurya 340–297 BC Maurya Empire Emperor of the Mauryan empire (300 BC), who reputedly died of self-starvation as a Jain. Floyd Collins 1887–1925 American cave explorer and famous cave accident victim; died in Sand Cave, near Cave City, Kentucky, part of Mammoth Cave National Park George Washington DeLong 1844–1881 North Pole explorer, and his crew. George Donner 1784–1847 American co-leader of the infamous frontier Donner Party, who resorted to cannibalism and murder to stay alive after an early winter snowfall stranded them while crossing the Sierra Nevada Mountains into California. Drusus Caesar 7–33 Roman Empire Roman imperial prince, son of Germanicus and brother of Caligula, starved to death in his prison on the orders of Tiberius. Eratosthenes 276–195 Ancient Greece Eminent Greek thinker. Pavel Filonov 1883–1941 Russian avant-garde painter, art theorist, and poet. Kurt Gödel 1906–1978 Groundbreaking mathematician who starved to death after his wife was hospitalized and could no longer prepare his meals. Yury Ivanovich 1480–1536Grand Principality of MoscowSon of Ivan III who starved in prison. Pope John XIV d. 984 Pope from 983 to 984. He was placed in prison by Antipope Boniface VII in the Castel Sant'Angelo, where he died either from starvation or poison. Thomas Johnson d. 1537 He and nine other Carthusian martyrs, who refused the Oath of Supremacy Daniil Kharms1905–1942Poet, writer and dramatist who starved in prison during the siege of Leningrad.Nikolai Kletochnikov1847-1883Revolutionary who died during a hunger strike. Julia Livilla 18–41 Roman Empire Roman imperial princess, sister of Caligula, starved to death in her banishment on the orders of her uncle, the emperor Claudius. Liu Zongzhou 1578–1645 Ming Empire Confucian scholar who starved himself to death following the fall of the Ming dynasty. Livilla 13 BC–31 AD Roman Empire Roman imperial princess, niece and daughter-in-law of Tiberius, starved to death by her mother Antonia Minor for her complicity in the murder of her husband Drusus Minor. Christopher McCandless 1968–1992 American wanderer who starved to death in Alaska after a planned solo trip became fatal due to not being properly prepared. Terence MacSwiney 1879–1920 Lord Mayor of Cork who died during a hunger strike while imprisoned in Brixton Prison. Feodosia Morozova 1632–1675 Russian noblewoman, one of the best-known partisans of the Old Believer movement. Scott Nearing 1883–1983 American peace activist, economist and homesteader. Pausanias d. 470 BC Sparta Spartan general Potti Sri Ramulu 1901–1952 Indian revolutionary of Andhra Pradesh, India for a separate state for Telugu speaking people. Hector Pitchforth1887—1927English trader, living as a hermit on Baffin Island. Vasily Rozanov 1856–1919 Russian philosopher Sayf al-Din Salar1260s-1310Viceroy of the Mamluk sultan al-Nasir Muhammad who starved in prison. Bobby Sands 1954–1981 He and nine other Irish republicans died during the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike. Carl Schlechter 1874–1918 A leading Austrian chess master and theoretician (pneumonia also said to have been a factor). Robert Falcon Scott 1868–1912 English Antarctic explorer who perished, along with four more, on their return trip from the South Pole Alexey Troitsky 1866–1942 A leading Russian chess composer who starved to death during the Siege of Leningrad. Ugolino della Gherardesca 1220–1289 Italian nobleman, politician and naval commander who later became a figure in Dante's Divine Comedy. Wu of Liang 464–549 Liang Empire Founding emperor of the Liang Dynasty. King Wuling of Zhao d. 295 BC Zhao Ruler of Zhao during the Warring States period. Yang Ye d. 986 Song Empire Chinese general who served both the Northern Han and Song Dynasty. Empress Yang Zhi 259–292 Jin Dynasty Second Empress Consort of Emperor Wu of Jin. Ye Mingchen 1807–1859 Chinese official who was a key figure in resisting British influence during the Opium Wars. 两广总督叶名琛：不战不和不守 不降不死不走 Yuan Shu d. 199 Han Empire Chinese warlord who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty. Simone Weil1909-1943 French philosopher, mystic and political activist. Zhou Yafu d. 143 BC Han Empire Chinese general best remembered for putting down the Rebellion of the Seven States. 琴台客聚：藤蛇入口宜居安思危
See also List of deaths from anorexia nervosa Franklin expedition Great Irish Famine Little Ice Age Siege of Leningrad Sokushinbutsu 2005 Malawi food crisis 2008 Central Asia energy crisis Theresienstadt concentration camp Lists of people by cause of death
References
External links Hunger and Deaths in Brazil