Scott Adams
Sign in to saveScott Adams was an American cartoonist, author, and conservative commentator. He was best known for the creator of the Dilbert comic strip and nonfiction works of business, self-improvement, commentary, and satire.
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Scott Raymond Adams is an American comics artist, economist, journalist, and blogger. Born in Windham on June 8, 1957, he is best known for his satirical work *Dilbert*. His professional fields include comics, economics, the economics of banking, and financial analysis. Adams received his education at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
He has been recognized with the Yellow Kid Award, the Reuben Award, and the Adamson Awards. Adams is a member of the Writers Guild of America West and has worked as an employee for Pacific Bell. He writes in English and maintains an official website. Among his other works are *All Dressed Down and Nowhere to Go*, *The O. P. Market*, *Letters from Michael*, and *San Francisco Travel Guide 2017*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 52
Top works
- All Dressed Down and Nowhere to Go
- Dilbert 5. Odeio Reuniões! - Coleção L&PM Pocket (Em Portuguese do Brasil)
- The O. P. Market
- Letters from Michael
- San Francisco Travel Guide 2017
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1957
- Active to
- 2026
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Key facts
- Born
- Scott Raymond Adams , ( 1957-06-08 ) June 8, 1957, Windham, New York , U.S.
- Died
- January 13, 2026 (2026-01-13) (aged 68), Pleasanton, California , U.S.
- Education
- Hartwick College ( BA ) University of California, Berkeley ( MBA )
- Occupations
- Cartoonist writer political commentator
- Years active
- 1989–2026
- Spouses
- Shelly Miles ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2006 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2014 ) Kristina Basham ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2020 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2022 )
- Channel
- Real Coffee with Scott Adams
- Subscribers
- 209,000
- Views
- 78.1 million
- Website
- scottadams .locals .com
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Encyclopedic overview
Scott Raymond Adams (June 8, 1957 – January 13, 2026) was an American cartoonist, author, and conservative commentator. He was best known as the creator of the Dilbert comic strip and nonfiction works of business, self-improvement, commentary, and satire.
Adams worked in various corporate roles before he became a full-time cartoonist in 1995. By the mid-1990s, Dilbert, created in 1989, had gained national prominence in the United States and began to reach a worldwide audience, remaining popular throughout the following decades and spawning several books written by Adams. In the mid-2010s, Adams emerged as an independent commentator on events and politics.
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