Jan Roos

Jan Roos (; born 27 January 1977 in Alkmaar) is a Dutch journalist and former political candidate and activist.

Career Roos worked for the PowNed public broadcasting association, where he made reports for the daily PowNews news program. He also made the radio programme Echte Jannen for PowNed.

Roos used to be a reporter for BNR Nieuwsradio. He later worked for the Dutch self described "politically incorrect" blog GeenStijl.

In 2015 Jan Roos was the campaign leader for GeenPeil, a campaign which got a referendum on the EU-Association Treaty with Ukraine on the books. During this campaign Jan Roos often wore a sailor cap.

Roos was arrested on 29 November 2024 for inciting to threaten PowNed reporters on Ameland and put on trial on 5 November 2025, in which he was freed from prosecution because his comments were deemed to be satire, not actual threats.