Joyce Meyer. (Photo: Archive)
Robert Blake. (Photo: Archive)
Marilyn Monroe. (Photo: Archive)
Ludwig van Beethoven. (Photo: Archive)
Axl Rose. (Photo: Archive)
Dave Mustaine. (Photo: Archive)
Drew Barrymore. (Photo: Archive)
Fiona Apple. (Photo: Archive)
Eleanor Roosevelt. (Photo: Archive)
Roseanne Barr. (Photo: Archive)
Tina Turner. (Photo: Archive)
Jewel. (Photo: Archive)
Bill Clinton. (Photo: Archive)
Rosie O’Donnell. (Photo: Archive)
Mary J. Blige. (Photo: Archive)
Jonathan Davis. (Photo: Archive)
Antwone Fisher. (Photo: Archive)
Billie Holiday. (Photo: Archive)
Queen Latifah. (Photo: Archive)
Gloria Steinem. (Photo: Archive)
Gabriel Byrne. (Photo: Archive)
Christina Aguilera. (Photo: Archive)
George Orwell. (Photo: Archive)
Oprah Winfrey. (Photo: Archive)
Richard Nixon. (Photo: Archive)
Janice Dickinson. (Photo: Archive)
Rosie Perez. (Photo: Archive)
Tavis Smiley. (Photo: Archive)
Marilyn Manson. (Photo: Archive)
Missy Elliott. (Photo: Archive)
Tyler Perry. (Photo: Archive)
Henry Rollins. (Photo: Archive)
Chevy Chase. (Photo: Archive)
Maya Angelou. (Photo: Archive)
Rudyard Kipling. (Photo: Archive)
The celebrities in this list have all confirmed that they were victims of child physical or sexual abuse. They give hope to similarly affected people out there and prove nothing can stop the human spirit from succeeding.
