Arthur Simon (July 28, 1930 – November 14, 2023) was an American Lutheran minister, founder and president of Bread for the World, a citizens' lobby on hunger, which he served for almost two decades.

Wanting to address the root causes of hunger, Simon formed a committee of seven Catholics and seven Protestants in 1974 called Bread for the World.

[1] His most recent book is Silence Can Kill: Speaking Up to End Hunger and Make our Economy Work for Everyone.

Prior to that, he authored, with David Beckmann, Grace at the Table: Ending Hunger in God’s World.

His previous books include Faces of Poverty and Harvesting Peace: The Arms Race and Human Need.