Herbert Hunger (9 December 1914 – 9 July 2000) was an Austrian Byzantinist.
Hunger was born and died in Vienna. From 1973 to 1982 he served two consecutive terms as president of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
Lexikon der griechischen und römischen Mythologie (Lexicon of Greek and Roman Mythology), 1953, (8th edition 1988)Reich der Neuen Mitte, 1965Byzantinische Grundlagenforschung, 1973Die hochsprachliche profane Literatur der Byzantiner, 2 Vols., 1978Das Denken am Leitseil der Sprache, 1999Decorations and awards
Grand Commander of the Order of the Phoenix (Greece)Grand Cross of Merit with Star of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1968: Wilhelm Hartel Prize1979: City of Vienna Prize for Humanities1981: Austrian Decoration for Science and ArtGrand Gold Decoration for Services to the Republic of AustriaGrand Gold Decoration for Services to the City of Vienna 
