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