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