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Notable Survivors
Here is a listing of famous and infamous survivors of child abuse, sexual abuse, spousal/dating abuse, and rape. If there is a link for you to click, that means there is a profile for you to read.
* Also, the term "secondary domestic violence" denotes that the well known person grew up in a home where one or both parents were the victim of domestic violence. The term "domestic violence" when applied to the persons denotes that they are the survivor of domestic violence where they were the primary victim.
- Alexander Pushkin (poet) abuse, info courtesy of AEST
- Alice Walker (author/activist) abuse
- Andrea Dworkin (author/activist) rape
- Angela Rose (activist) sexual assault (visit Angela's site here )
- Angela Shelton (actress/model/director/actvist) incest
- Angie Dickenson (actress, etc) emotional abuse
- Anne Heche (actress) incest
- Anne Sexton (poet) child sexual abuse, info courteousy of AEST
- Antwone Fisher (author) emotional abuse/child sexual abuse
- Axl Rose (musician) child sexual abuse (according to IMDB.com)
- Baby Lyssa Chapman (famous bounty hunter/daughter of Dog) statutory rape
- Beethoven (composer) unspecified child abuse
- Beth Chapman (famous bail bondswoman/wife of Dog) domestic violence
- Bill Clinton (former U.S. President) secondary domestic violence
- Billie Holliday (singer) childhood rape
- Billy Connoly (comedian) incest
- Brett Butler (actress) domestic violence
- Carlos Santana (musician) child sexual abuse
- Carrie Otis (model) rape
- Chester Bennington (musician) child sexual abuse
- Christina Aguilera (singer) unspecified child abuse/secondary domestic violence
- Christina Applegate (actress) dating violence
- Christina Crawford (author) emotional abuse
- Cindy Williams (actress) emotional abuse
- Clara Bow (actress) incest
- Connie Francis (singer) rape
- Dave Mustaine (musician) child physical abuse/secondary domestic violence
- Dave Pelzer (author) multiple forms of abuse
- Derek Luke (actor) child sexual abuse
- Desi Arnaz, Jr. (actor) emotional abuse
- Dog the Bounty Hunter (famous bounty hunter/reality TV stars) child physical abuse
- Dorie VanStone (author) multiple forms of abuse
- Drew Barrymore (actress) unspecified child abuse
- Eleanor Roosevelt (former First Lady) unspecified child abuse
- Elizabeth I (Queen of England) teenage sexual assault, info courteousy of AEST
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning (poet) abuse, info courteousy of AEST
- Elizabeth Loftus (psychologist) child sexual abuse
- Ella Fitzgerald (singer) abuse
- Emme (model) emotional abuse
- Erin Gray (actress) unspecified child abuse
- Eve Ensler (playwright/actress) incest
- Fantasia (singer) teenage rape
- Farrah Faucett (actress) domestic violence
- Fiona Apple (musician) childhood rape
- Florence Holway (artist/activist) rape
- Fran Drescher (actress) rape
- Gabrielle Union (actress) rape
- Gavin DeBecker (violent crime expert) psychological abuse
- George Orwell (author) unspecified child abuse
- Greg Luganis (athlete) abuse
- Halle Berry (actress, model) domestic violence
- Henry Miller (writer) abuse, info courtesy of AEST
- Henry Rollins (musician) child sexual abuse
- Janice Dickenson (model) child physical & emotional abuse
- Janice Mirikitani (poet) incest, Janice's story is featured on a DVD sold at RAINN's site
- Johannes Brahms (composer) child sexual abuse, info courteousy of AEST
- Jonathan Davis (musician) child sexual abuse
- Joyce Meyer (evangelist, author) child physical abuse & incest
- Kirk Hammett (musician) child physical & sexual abuse
- Laveraneus Coles (athlete) child sexual abuse
- Leslie Triber (author/poet) abuse
- Lorena Bobbit - marital rape
- Lynn C. Tolson (author) incest/domestic violence/sexual assault
- Marie Waldrep (poet/activist) incest/domestic violence
- Marilyn Manson (musician) child sexual abuse
- Marilyn Monroe (actress) child physical & sexual abuse/childhood attempted rape (according to IMDB.com)/domestic violence
- Marilyn VanDerber Atler (former Miss America) incest
- Mary J. Blige (singer) emotional abuse/childhood rape/secondary domestic violence
- Mary Wollestonecraft (author) child physical abuse
- Mata Hari (famous spy) domestic violence
- Maya Angelou (author, poet) childhood rape
- Maynard James Keenan (musician) child sexual abuse
- Meat Loaf (musician) peer abuse/parental physical abuse
- Mike Patton (musician) neglect/child sexual abuse
- Missy Elliot (rapper, producer) child sexual abuse/secondary domestic violence
- Nicole Brown Simpson - domestic violence (very likely murdered by OJ)
- Oprah Winfrey (talk show host) child sexual abuse
- Ozzy Osbourne (musician) emotional abuse
- Pamela Anderson (actress) rape/domestic violence
- Patricia Weaver Francisco (author) rape
- Patsy Cline (singer) domestic violence
- Patty Duke (actress, etc.) multiple forms of abuse, info courtesy of AEST
- Paula White (evangelist, author) child sexual abuse
- Queen Latifah (rapper/actress/model) child sexual abuse
- Rain Pryor (actress) child physical abuse/teenage sexual abuse
- Richard Nixon (former U.S. President) unspecified child abuse
- Rita Hayworth (actress) incest
- Robert Blake (actor) multiple forms of abuse, info courtesy of AEST
- Rosanne Arnold (actress) child sexual abuse
- Rose McGowan (actress) religious related abuse
- Rosie Perez (actress) child sexual abuse
- Rudyard Kipling (author) unspecified child abuse
- Sandra Dee (actress) incest
- Sinead O'Connor (musician) multiple forms of abuse, info courteousy of AEST
- Stasi Eldredge (author) rape
- Suzanne Somers (actress) emotional abuse
- Teri Hatcher (actress) incest
- Tina Turner (singer) domestic violence
- Tom Arnold (actor, etc) abuse, info courtesy of AEST
- Toni Childs (musician) abuse, info courteousy of AEST
- Tori Amos (musician) rape
- Virginia Woolf (author) incest
- Viva (actress) child sexual abuse
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2 Comments
1"Author" I wrote and published a book on December 1, 2005 titled "Anastasia and The Ghostly Owl (The Choice Was Hers!)." This story is about hope, overcoming obstacles, and making choices in the face of adversity. More concretely, it is about child abuse and how the protagonist, a young girl named Anastasia, comes to terms with it.
The purpose of this story is to reach out to as many people as possible, to present hope, to inspire, and to encourage those who have been unfortunate to have experienced unfair adversity in their life. I appear to have been successful in that goal. Here are some excerpts from reviews . . .
This is a moving story about one girl’s journey to find feelings of self-esteem and self-worth.
— Jill Zimmerman Rutledge, LCSW, author of Dealing With The Stuff That Makes Life Tough: The Ten Things That Stress Girls Out and How To Cope With Them
This short but potent tale is indeed the story of a young girl, Anastasia's, metamorphosis out of the smothering and woundedness caused by cruelty and abuse. ... Perhaps this unique story will touch many lives ... Perhaps this story will bring one person into a life of more fun and less pain!
— Review by Viviane Crystal, Member of Reviewers International Organization
... I couldn’t put the book down until I completely finished it on the back cover. It is so down to earth, so well versed I could feel times that I was “Anastasia.” Reading the words, but the brain saying “you’ve been there” too.
— Emily Schuessler, Customer, Ontario
"Anastasia and the Ghostly Owl (The Choice Was Hers!)" is a book with a purpose, namely to inspire readers to overcome whatever challenges they may face ... It's an unusual book ... this book is meant to serve as a blinking arrow penetrating the darkness to point you toward the light that lies at the end of your own personal tunnel, and I think it succeeds very well in doing just that.
— Daniel Jolley, one of Amazon.com's Top 50 Reviewers
"Anastasia and The Ghostly Owl" is about hope and overcoming obstacles that you will read and re-read, and will be a classic treasured by generations to come.
— Florence Starr, Customer, and Founder of The Home For The Aged in Fernie, BC
"'Who am I?' is a question that many people of many ages ask - it is the first question of the story. Anastasia asked this of herself over and over; of course, life is properly a process of discovery, and this can take place at different times and in different ways for each individual. ... This book shows a creative spark and an intense desire to share with others. ... this is Wladichuk's first book ... A good premier effort.
— FrKurt Messick, one of Amazon.com's Top 50 Reviewers
I appreciated the simplicity of this very complex story … I read the book 3 times within a 24 hour period and each time I was forced outside my comfort zone and caused to remember and experience again my own journey to self-actualization. … Thank you for sharing this story with me.
— Tom Jones, Customer who also put his review on Amazon
Child abuse, of course, is not restricted to any one particular segment of society, so I am contacting various groups and organizations with the intention of inspiring others who have suffered unfair adversity. Please take a moment to visit my website at www.ghostlyowl.com to read excerpts from "Anastasia and The Ghostly Owl (The Choice Was Hers!)" and to see what reviewers and customers are saying about my book.
This is the only book that is available which does not describe the horrific details of verbal, physical, or sexual abuse. If you are looking for a book that does not do this, then "Anastasia and The Ghostly Owl (The Choice Was Hers!)” is the book for you!
Thank you so much for your assistance.
Sincerely
Anita E. Wladichuk, Author
"Anastasia and The Ghostly Owl (The Choice Was Hers!)"
Ghostly Owl Publishing Company
Suite 479, 104-1015 Columbia Street
New Westminster, BC V3M 6V3
Canada
Email: anastasia@ghostlyowl.com
Website: http://www.ghostlyowl.com
2"This breaks my heart" This list breaks my heart! Even though I have gone through many similiar things as some of these people, I still tear up reading or hearing about it because I know how much pain it caused me. But in some weird, strange way, it makes me feel somewhat better. I don't feel alone after reading this list or finding this site.
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