Richard Nixon. (Photo: Archive)
Bill Clinton. (Photo: Archive)
Joyce Meyer. (Photo: Archive)
Tavis Smiley. (Photo: Archive)
Chevy Chase. (Photo: Archive)
Queen Latifah. (Photo: Archive)
Gabriel Byrne. (Photo: Archive)
Rosie O’Donnell. (Photo: Archive)
Tyler Perry. (Photo: Archive)
Eleanor Roosevelt. (Photo: Archive)
Maya Angelou. (Photo: Archive)
George Orwell. (Photo: Archive)
Billie Holiday. (Photo: Archive)
Robert Blake. (Photo: Archive)
Marilyn Manson. (Photo: Archive)
Axl Rose. (Photo: Archive)
Dave Mustaine. (Photo: Archive)
Gloria Steinem. (Photo: Archive)
Mary J. Blige. (Photo: Archive)
Marilyn Monroe. (Photo: Archive)
Oprah Winfrey. (Photo: Archive)
Henry Rollins. (Photo: Archive)
Christina Aguilera. (Photo: Archive)
Antwone Fisher. (Photo: Archive)
Roseanne Barr. (Photo: Archive)
Ludwig van Beethoven. (Photo: Archive)
Fiona Apple. (Photo: Archive)
Jewel. (Photo: Archive)
Janice Dickinson. (Photo: Archive)
Rudyard Kipling. (Photo: Archive)
Drew Barrymore. (Photo: Archive)
Missy Elliott. (Photo: Archive)
Tina Turner. (Photo: Archive)
Rosie Perez. (Photo: Archive)
Jonathan Davis. (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.
