Robert van der Kroft (born Haarlem, 1 April 1952) is a Dutch comics artist, musician and disc jockey.

[1] Van der Kroft was born and raised in Rotterdam as son of an advertising illustrator.

From early on he was inspired by comics, particularly the works of Frans Piët, André Franquin, François Walthéry, Roy Crane and Hergé.

There he drew covers, posters and comic scenes starring Disney characters such as Donald Duck and The Big Bad Wolf.

[1] A longstanding cooperation with Wilbert Plijnaar and Jan van Die started under the name the Wiroja's.