Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Chester Bennington alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Chester Bennington were alive at the same time for 41 years, from 1976 to 2017.

Barack Obama was 14 when Chester Bennington was born.

Barack Obama was 55 when Chester Bennington died, aged 41.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

Born 4 August 1961 · living, 65 as of September 2026

Chester Bennington

American singer, songwriter and musician

Born 20 March 1976 · died 20 July 2017, aged 41

  1. Ronald Reagan
  2. Nelson Mandela
  3. Donald Trump
  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Michael Jackson
  6. Barack Obama
  7. Chester Bennington
Barack Obama and Chester Bennington in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.