*1933 NL
Jan Kruis (born 8 June 1933 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch comics artist most well known for the strip Jack, Jacky and the Juniors.He began creating comics as a child. Later he worked for the Dutch comics pioneer Marten Toonder.Kruis received the Order of the Netherlands Lion in 1996. Two years later he retired. Daughter Andrea Kruis has followed in her father's footsteps.