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My Take
My take on Scott Adams is complicated, and I think it should be. Dilbert remains one of the sharpest pieces of workplace satire ever drawn — a strip that turned cubicle absurdity into a shared global language, earned in the trenches of his own corporate career. The Orwell Award in 1998 was deserved. Yet his later years as a commentator alienated many readers and clouded his legacy. I find the contrast instructive: the same contrarian instinct that made the comic brilliant eventually consumed the public man. With his passing in January 2026, I choose to weigh both sides honestly, while admitting the strip still makes me laugh.
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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- スコット・アダムス
- Name (Japanese)
- スコット・アダムス
- Reading
- すこっと・あだむす
- Born
- June 8, 1957 (age 69)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rooster
- Origin
- Windham, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- comics artist / economist / journalist / blogger / engineer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Hartwick College
Awards & achievements
- 1998 Orwell Award
- 1997 Yellow Kid Award
- 1997 Reuben Award
- 1995 Adamson Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Dilbert | — |
6. Links
Comics artist — see all → · Economist — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.