Celebrity deaths 2026: Remembering the famous people we lost this year

Scott Adams.

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• "Dilbert" creator Scott Adams passed away.
• So did Grateful Dead founder Bob Weir.
• Legendary independent film director Béla Tarr also died.

Below, we look back at those we lost in 2026.

Scott Adams, 68

Scott Adams.

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Adams based the character in his beloved "Dilbert" comic strip on his coworkers at the telephone company he worked at in the 1980s. By the end of the decade...