Toon van Driel
Illustration — Toon van Driel (2025) Toon van Driel (born 16 February 1945, Amsterdam) is a Dutch cartoonist, comics writer and comics artist, best known for his comics series F.C. Knudde, about an incompetent association football team, and De Stamgasten, which features anthropomorphic animals telling corny jokes in a bar. He is the winner of the 1988 Stripschapprijs. Van Driel was also the original writer of Eric Schreurs' comic strip Joop Klepzeiker.
Toon van Driel
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- 1945 · Amsterdam.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- comics artist · cartoonist · postage stamp designer · animator · painter
- Honours
- Stripschapprijs · Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — Toon van Driel (2025) Toon van Driel (born 16 February 1945, Amsterdam) is a Dutch cartoonist, comics writer and comics artist, best known for his comics series F.C. Knudde, about an incompetent association football team, and De Stamgasten, which features anthropomorphic animals telling corny jokes in a bar. He is the winner of the 1988 Stripschapprijs. Van Driel was also the original writer of Eric Schreurs' comic strip Joop Klepzeiker.
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The recorded working language is Dutch. Work by Toon van Driel is recorded in the collections of Stadsarchief Rotterdam, Collection Sports Heritage NOC*NSF, Nationaal Archief and Eye Filmmuseum. Distinctions recorded are Stripschapprijs and Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.
Toon van Driel, striptekenaar, 1991
Fotopersbureau de Boer · Extracted from Toon van Driel, striptekenaar, Noord-Hollands Archief / Deelcollectie Kleinbeeld, NL-HlmNHA_1478_34594K00_05
Toon van Driel, striptekenaar, bekend van F. C. Knudde en Stamgasten.
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