Rindert Kromhout (born 9 August 1958) is a Dutch author of children's books and young adult fiction.

Kromhout spent part of his childhood in children's homes.

He graduated from the MAVO and then attended the Pedagogische academie voor het basisonderwijs, with the intent to teach elementary school.

He was more interested in writing, though, and wrote stories and toured with a puppet theater.

[1] In 2011 his Soldaten huilen niet won the inaugural Gouden Lijst, awarded by the Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek for the best Dutch young-adult novel (ages 12–15).