'Dilbert' Creator Scott Adams Has Died – Here's His Final Message (UPDATE: Trump Pays Tribute)

We have some sad news to share with you this morning – "Dilbert" creator Scott Adams has died at age 68 after a battle with stage 4 prostate cancer. His ex-wife, Shelly Miles, shared the news on the Tuesday livestream of Scott's regular morning show on Rumble, "Coffee with Scott Adams."

'Dilbert' Creator Scott Adams Almost Missed Very Special Call of Support After Tragic Diagnosis

Shelly began the show by saying, "Hi, everyone. Unfortunately, this isn't good news." She revealed that Scott "waited to just before the show started, but he's not with us anymore." Fighting through her tears, Shelly also shared with the audience that Scott had a final message for them, starting with, "If you are reading this, things did not go well for me. I have a few things to say before I go. My body failed before my brain. I am of sound mind as I write this January 1, 2026."

Scott continued:

Many of my Christian friends have asked me to find Jesus before I go. I'm not a believer, but I have to admit the risk-reward calculations for doing so looks so attractive to me. So here I go.
I accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, and look forward to sending an eternity with Him. The part about me not being a believer should be quickly resolved if I wake up in Heaven. I won't need any more convincing than that.

Friends new and old took to social media to praise Scott for his end-of-life conversion.

Scott Adams just passed.

With his final breath on this earth he accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior.

He was useful to the world right up to the very end, just as he set out to do.

May he rest in eternal glory and peace.

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— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) January 13, 2026

Tim O'Brien over at our sister site, PJ Media, had this retrospective of Scott's life and career:

Adams first entered the American consciousness through the clever and relatable satire of Dilbert, which vividly captured the frustrations, absurdities, and the humor of modern office life. His success with Dilbert enabled him to branch out into self-help books on persuasion, and eventually to carve out a very influential niche as an intelligent observer of American politics, culture and media.
Adams was born in 1957 in rural Windham, New York. While he often recounted that he showed early aptitude for drawing, he initially pursued a more conventional path, earning an MBA and working in banking and telecommunications firms. Years in a corporate setting informed his later work on Dilbert, which debuted in 1989. The strip’s central insight, that organizations often reward the wrong behaviors and promote the least capable people, felt both funny and true.
For generations of white-collar workers, Dilbert was not merely a comic strip; it was a form of recognition of the often unspoken reality of cubicles, corporate-speak, pointless meetings, and managers who were never in on the joke.
Dilbert’s success was swift and enormous, running in thousands of newspapers worldwide, and it was translated into dozens of languages.

As RedState's Katie Jerkovich reported back in May, Scott came forward with his prostate cancer diagnosis after former President Joe Biden revealed his diagnosis own publicly. Before his conversion, Scott had indicated his intention to use California's assisted suicide law to end his life.

RIP, Scott Adams.

UPDATE: President Trump has paid tribute to Scott Adams, posting on Truth Social: "Sadly, the Great Influencer, Scott Adams, has passed away. He was a fantastic guy, who liked and respected me when it wasn’t fashionable to do so. He bravely fought a long battle against a terrible disease. My condolences go out to his family, and all of his many friends and listeners. He will be truly missed. God bless you Scott!"