Han Peekel

Dutch singer and presenter (1947–2022)

2 min read

Why this is trending

Interest in “Han Peekel” spiked on Wikipedia on 2026-02-25.

Categorised under Entertainment, this article fits a familiar pattern. Entertainment topics frequently surge on Wikipedia following major media events, premieres, or unexpected celebrity developments.

GlyphSignal tracks these patterns daily, turning raw Wikipedia traffic data into a curated feed of what the world is curious about. Every spike tells a story.

2026-01-27Peak: 102026-02-25

30-day total: 132

Key Takeaways

Han Peekel (6 October 1947 – 14 December 2022) was a Dutch television producer, writer, radio- and television presenter.
Peekel also produced television shows and wrote books.
He became known for his television appearances.
Peekel also collaborated with Wouter Strips and Joop Wiggers on a TV adaptation of Jan Kruis' Jack, Jacky and the Juniors .
On 18 December 2012, Peekel became Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau for his services to television, radio and cabaret.

Han Peekel (6 October 1947 – 14 December 2022) was a Dutch television producer, writer, radio- and television presenter. He was best known as presenter of television programs as Wordt Vervolgd and TV Monument. Peekel also produced television shows and wrote books.

Biography

Peekel started in the 1960s as a singer of Dutch songs and was presenter at Radio Veronica. He became known for his television appearances. The television program Wordt Vervolgd about comics and cartoons started in 1983 and Peekel presented the program for seventeen years. Peekel also collaborated with Wouter Strips and Joop Wiggers on a TV adaptation of Jan Kruis' Jack, Jacky and the Juniors.

From 2009 he was the presenter of TV Monument, a documentary TV series about Dutch TV makers.

On 18 December 2012, Peekel became Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau for his services to television, radio and cabaret. He received the award from the mayor of Hilversum Pieter Broertjes.

Peekel died of heart failure during a holiday in Sanur at the Indonesian island Bali on 14 December 2022, at the age of 75.

Comic cameo appearances

Peekel had a cameo appearance in the comics

As a colleague of Jan Tromp in album 12 of Jack, Jacky and the Juniors.
As a courtier at the court of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor in the Spike and Suzy album De kleine postruiter.