He is probably best known as the creator of the Dilbert comic strip.
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Scott Adams (June 8, 1957 – January 13, 2026) was an American author and cartoonist.
He is probably best known as the creator of the Dilbert comic strip.
He is probably best known as the creator of the Dilbert comic strip.
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I encountered Scott Adams twice. The first time was when, at the start of his popularity, he bought his favorite restaurant in Pleasanton, California and gave it to his favorite waitress Stacy as a gift. The restaurant's opening featured a book signing which my then-boyfriend and I attended. Afterwards we ate in the restaurant, which was indifferent. I was struck during the book signing at how shy Adams fundamentally was. It was obvious he did not enjoy being famous.
The second occasion was a paid lecture Adams gave at my former employer, a government lab. During the Q&A, someone asked if many employees at the lab subscribed to his maling list. "Of course not!" he answered. "Doing so would be misusing government property for personal purposes," he thundered.
I haven't followed the controversy surrounding Adams in recent years, R.I.P.
-- Alison
The second occasion was a paid lecture Adams gave at my former employer, a government lab. During the Q&A, someone asked if many employees at the lab subscribed to his maling list. "Of course not!" he answered. "Doing so would be misusing government property for personal purposes," he thundered.
I haven't followed the controversy surrounding Adams in recent years, R.I.P.
-- Alison