Jan Steeman

{{Short description|Dutch comics artist (1933–2018)}}

Jan Steeman (23 May 1933 – 24 January 2018) was a Dutch comics artist, best known for his association football comic Roel Dijkstra {{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/steeman.htm|title=Jan Steeman|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=27 January 2018}} and Noortje, a comic strip about a bumbling teenage girl published in Tina. The latter runs for more than 40 years in succession, making it the longest-running Dutch comic strip by the self-same artist. His scriptwriter for Noortje was Patty Klein while his son Lucas has taken over the comic. Steeman won the 2005 Stripschapprijs.{{cite web|url=http://www.stripschap.nl/pages/stripschapprijzen/de-stripschapprijs.php|title=38 jaar de Stripschapprijs - 1974 – 2011|publisher=Het Stripschap|accessdate=28 December 2011}} He died on 24 January 2018 from kidney failure.