Scott Adams, the US cartoonist who wrote and illustrated the comic strip Dilbert, has died of cancer at the age of 68.
His ex-wife Shelly Miles announced his death on Tuesday during a live stream of his podcast, Real Coffee with Scott Adams.
The satirical cartoon strip - about a competent but frustrated engineer and his dysfunctional workplace environment - was first published in 1989, and went on to feature in more than 2,000 newspapers in 65 countries.
The character also later appeared in books, an animated TV series and video game. However, in 2023, his comic strip was cancelled by newspapers including the Washington Post after Adams was accused of making racist comments about black people.
Adams labeled black Americans a 'hate group' and suggested white Americans 'get the hell away from black people,' in response to a conservative organisation's poll suggesting a segment of African-Americans do not think it is acceptable to be white. He later clarified that he was employing hyperbole, disavowed racists, and criticized media portrayal of his comments.
President Trump paid tribute to Adams on Truth Social, stating: 'Sadly, the Great Influencer, Scott Adams, has passed away ... He bravely fought a long battle against a terrible disease.'
A tearful Shelly conveyed to listeners: 'He's not with us anymore,' and shared a posthumous message from Adams expressing gratitude for his life and urging people to pay it forward.
In his later years, Adams, who was also a trained hypnotist, authored self-help books including How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big, Win Bigly, Loserthink, and Reframe Your Brain.
Scott Adams revealed in May 2025 that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, which had tragically spread to his bones. He had been receiving end-of-life care at home.
