Scott Adams, 1957–2026

By Peter Tonguette

Published January 16, 2026 4:14am ET

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Scott Adams, 1957–2026 — Scott Adams, cartoonist and author and creator of "Dilbert", poses for a portrait in his home office on Monday, January 6, 2014 in Pleasanton, Calif. Adams has published a new memoir "How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life". (Photo By Lea Suzuki/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

The peaks and valleys of legacy media over the last quarter-century or so can be measured by charting the trajectory of Scott Adams.

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