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