Creator

Scott Adams

Biography

Scott Adams was an American cartoonist who created the Dilbert comic strip in 1989. Drawing on his own experience working in corporate environments, Dilbert became one of the most widely syndicated strips worldwide and earned Adams the National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award in 1997. He later worked as a public commentator and author. He died in January 2026 following a diagnosis of prostate cancer.

Creator Details

Name

Scott Adams

Issues

1,289

Series

44

Awards

Thompsons - Favorite Individual Comic-Strip Creator or Creative Team (1998), Harvey Award - Best Syndicated Strip or Panel (1997), National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award - Reuben Award (1997), National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award - Best Newspaper Comic Strip (1997), Yellow Kid Award - Comic Illustrators and Authors (1997), Adamson Awards - Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist (1995)

Gender

Male

Birth Date

June 8, 1957

Death Date

January 13, 2026

Country

United States

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Series

Dilbert

Dilbert (1994)

Andrews McMeel Publishing

49 issues

Linus

Linus (1965)

Baldini Castoldi Dalai Editore

639 issues

Optimisism Sounds Exhausting

Optimisism Sounds Exhausting (2015)

Andrews McMeel Publishing

1 issue

Dilbert: Go ADD Value Someplace Else

Dilbert: Go ADD Value Someplace Else (2014)

Andrews McMeel Publishing

1 issue

M (2006)

Schibsted

70 issues

Dilbert: I Can't Remember If We're Cheap or Smart

Dilbert: I Can't Remember If We're Cheap or Smart (2012)

Pocket Books

1 issue

Larsons Gale Verden julespesial

Larsons Gale Verden julespesial (2003)

Bladkompaniet A.S.

13 issues

Skratt

Skratt (2011)

Schibsted

2 issues

Dilbert

Dilbert (2011)

Bladkompaniet A.S.

8 issues

Dilberts jul

Dilberts jul (2009)

Schibsted

2 issues

Issues

Eagerly Awaiting Your Irrational Response

#48

Eagerly Awaiting Your Irrational Response

Dilbert (1994)

Oct 13, 2020

Dilbert Turns 30

#47

Dilbert Turns 30

Dilbert (1994)

Oct 23, 2019

Cubicles That Make You Envy the Dead

#46

Cubicles That Make You Envy the Dead

Dilbert (1994)

Nov 07, 2018

Dilbert Gets Re-Accommodated

#45

Dilbert Gets Re-Accommodated

Dilbert (1994)

Nov 15, 2017

I'm No Scientist, But I Think Feng Shui Is Part of the Answer

#44

I'm No Scientist, But I Think Feng Shui Is Part of the Answer

Dilbert (1994)

Nov 02, 2016

Issue #201608

#201608

Issue #201608

Linus (1965)

Issue #201602

#201602

Issue #201602

Linus (1965)

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Optimisism Sounds Exhausting (2015)

Nov 11, 2015

Optimism Sounds Exhausting

#43

Optimism Sounds Exhausting

Dilbert (1994)

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Dilbert: Go ADD Value Someplace Else (2014)

Oct 29, 2014

Go Add Value Someplace Else

#42

Go Add Value Someplace Else

Dilbert (1994)

I Sense a Coldness to Your Mentoring

#41

I Sense a Coldness to Your Mentoring

Dilbert (1994)

Frequent collaborators

Bill Amend

Bill Amend

Gary Larson

Gary Larson

Charlie Christensen

Charlie Christensen

Darby Conley

Darby Conley

Stephan Pastis

Stephan Pastis

Dan Piraro

Dan Piraro

Berkeley Breathed

Berkeley Breathed

Jim Meddick

Jim Meddick

Garry Trudeau

Garry Trudeau

Lise Myhre

Lise Myhre

Tim Rickard

Tim Rickard

Charles M. Schulz

Charles M. Schulz

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