Last updated on January 19th, 2026 at 06:54 am
The cartoonist who created the widely known comic strip “Dilbert,” Scott Adams, has passed away at the age of 68.
Shelly Miles, who is Adams’ first ex-wife, made the announcement about the former cartoonist’s death on Tuesday during a livestream that was shared on the social media accounts of Adams.
Adams announced last year that he was battling prostate cancer that had affected his bones, and Miles revealed that he got into hospice care at his Northern California home on Monday.
“Dilbert,” which the deceased launched in 1989, became a cultural touchstone for those in the white-collar line, skewering office absurdities through its deadpan and corporate bureaucracy and bespectacled hero in a red tie and white short-sleeved shirt.
The strip was in about 2,000 newspapers in no less than 70 countries at its peak and was translated into 25 languages.
The last cartoonist was honored in 1997 with the National Cartoonist Society’s Reuben Award, the same year that Dilbert became the first fictional character named to Time magazine’s list of the most influential Americans.
Among the successes of the strip are bestselling books, merchandise, Office Depot commercials, and an animated television series.
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