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