Since we are talking about man-made hunger at large scale I thought Churchill deserved a mention - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Bengal_famine_of_1943" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Bengal_famine_of_1943</a>