Layne Staley

Born on August 22, 1967.
Died at the age of 34 on April 5, 2002.
Cause of Death: Overdosed on a speedball.

He has been dead for 22 years.
If he were still alive today, he would be 56 years old.

People who died in 2002.
Famous people who died from a drug overdose.

Which generation did Layne Staley belong to?

Layne Staley was a part of the Generation X demographic cohort.

Layne Staley was not a boomer. The boomer generation ended in 1964, whereas he was born 3 years later in 1967.

He was the lead singer of the rock band Alice in Chains.

He had the star sign Leo.

Layne Staley was around 6 ft 1 inches tall. In centimeters, his height was 185 cm.

This means that he was noticeably taller than the average American male.

If he were still alive today, he would be 56 years old.

That means that he'd be roughly the same age as the following people:

Actor
Born on July 25, 1967
Star Sign: Leo

Actor
Born on July 26, 1967
Star Sign: Leo

Podcast host
Born on August 11, 1967
Star Sign: Leo

Actor
Born on August 22, 1967
Star Sign: Leo

He died 22 years and 22 days ago.

He was born on a Tuesday.

He died on a Friday.

He died in April 2002, which was over 22 years ago. Two decades have passed since his death.

To put that into perspective.

A baby that was born on the same day that Layne Staley died would nearly be finished college.
Since Layne Staley's death in 2002, roughly five FIFA World Cups and six US presidential elections have taken place.
He died just before cameras on cell phones became the norm.
Since his death, the United States has had three new presidents.
The United Kingdom has had six new prime ministers.
Because he died in 2002, it means that he probably never heard of famous names such as Rihanna, Kanye West, 50 Cent, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, LeBron James, and Mark Zuckerberg.
He did not live long enough to see the film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.