{"id":8451,"date":"2015-08-25T03:34:20","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T03:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=8451"},"modified":"2016-11-28T16:30:48","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T16:30:48","slug":"celebrities-adversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/celebrities-adversity","title":{"rendered":"16 Celebrities Who Faced Adversity And Never Gave Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? '&charset='+document.charset : (document.characterSet ? '&charset='+document.characterSet : ''));\r\n   document.write (\"&loc=\" + escape(window.location));\r\n   if (document.referrer) document.write (\"&referer=\" + escape(document.referrer));\r\n   if (document.context) document.write (\"&context=\" + escape(document.context));\r\n   if ((typeof(document.MAX_ct0) != 'undefined') && (document.MAX_ct0.substring(0,4) == 'http')) {\r\n       document.write (\"&ct0=\" + escape(document.MAX_ct0));\r\n   }\r\n   if (document.mmm_fo) document.write (\"&mmm_fo=1\");\r\n   document.write (\"'><\/scr\"+\"ipt>\");\r\n\/\/]]>--><\/script>\r\n<\/center>\n<\/div>\n<p>[onepage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p class=\"r\">Fall seven times, stand up eight. Life can be tough at times, but you should never give up. From Oprah Winfrey to \u00a0Jay-Z, the following celebrities\u00a0faced hardship in their lives. Whether they were challenged by their health, family issues, substance abuse problems, or financial hardship, they kept their eyes on the prize and their patience ultimately paid off. If this list does not inspire you to follow your dreams, something must be wrong with you.\u00a0Never ever give up.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Nicki Minaj<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8505\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8505\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Nicki-Minaj-sorry-520x245-1.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Nicki-Minaj-sorry-520x245-1.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Nicki-Minaj-sorry-520x245-1-85x40.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8505\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.hiphopearly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Nicki-Minaj-sorry-520x245.png\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Onika Maraj lived with her grandmother until the age of 5, when she reunited with her parents who moved to America for a better life. Her father was violent and was struggling with an addiction to crack cocaine. One night he even tried to set their house on fire.\u00a0<em>\u201cHe did burn the house down. It wasn\u2019t an attempt, he did! My mother was in the house and she had to run out at the last minute,\u201d <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/23-stars-before-the-fame-will-you-recognize-them\">Minaj<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2>2. Lionel Messi<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8506\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8506\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/top-1412400674.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/top-1412400674.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/top-1412400674-450x270.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/top-1412400674-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/top-1412400674-85x51.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/duluan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/top-1412400674.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the age of 11, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/12-football-players-extravagant-homes-one-of-them-is-reportedly-haunted\">Lionel Messi <\/a>was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency. The treatment cost $900 a month, which his family could not afford.\u00a0The sporting director of FC Barcelona heard about Messi&#8217;s story and arranged a trial with the team.\u00a0With no other paper at hand, he offered Messi a contract written on a napkin. Barcelona paid all of \u00a0Messi&#8217;s medical bills on the condition that he moved to Spain.\u00a0Today, the superstar is an ambassador for UNICEF.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>3. Bill Gates<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8507\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8507\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/colo-clothing-between-e-voluti65226.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/colo-clothing-between-e-voluti65226.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/colo-clothing-between-e-voluti65226-375x300.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/colo-clothing-between-e-voluti65226-600x480.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/colo-clothing-between-e-voluti65226-85x68.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weareselecters.com\/files\/resize\/640x1200_files\/images\/colo-clothing-between-e-voluti65226.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The richest man in the world failed his first business. He once created a company called Traf-O-Data, which was a device that could read traffic tapes and process data. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/worlds-wealthiest-men-of-all-time-1-will-make-your-jaw-drop\">Gates<\/a> and his business partner could not get the device to work.\u00a0The company had only modest success, but the experience was critical in the creation of Microsoft a few years later.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2>4. Eminem<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8508\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8508\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Eminem32-1.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Eminem32-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Eminem32-1-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Eminem32-1-85x57.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.mtlblog.com\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Eminem32.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eminem has been pretty outspoken about his troubled lifestyle. He grew up in a trailer home, witnessed domestic violence against his mother and was bullied. He had a rocky relationship with his mother, but in 2014, in his song called <em>Headlights<\/em>, \u00a0the rapper apologized and expressed his love for his mother. Eminem is considered to be one of the greatest hip-hop artists of all time.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2>5. Shia LaBeouf<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8509\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8509\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/8a27810ce26fdc8df23f690481bb3d52.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/8a27810ce26fdc8df23f690481bb3d52.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/8a27810ce26fdc8df23f690481bb3d52-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/8a27810ce26fdc8df23f690481bb3d52-85x64.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com\/736x\/8a\/27\/81\/8a27810ce26fdc8df23f690481bb3d52.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Shia LaBeouf&#8217;s father used to struggle with drugs and alcohol. Growing up, the young actor would take his father to Alcoholics Anonymous\u00a0meetings.\u00a0He also witnessed verbal and mental abuse by his father, who once pointed a gun at his son. That day, \u00a0Shia&#8217;s dad had a Vietnam War flashback. His parents eventually divorced and Shia followed his mother.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2><b>6. Tyler Perry<\/b><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8510\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8510\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/82nd_Academy_Awards_Tyler_Perry_-_army_mil-66455-2010-03-09-180359.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/82nd_Academy_Awards_Tyler_Perry_-_army_mil-66455-2010-03-09-180359.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/82nd_Academy_Awards_Tyler_Perry_-_army_mil-66455-2010-03-09-180359-423x300.jpg 423w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/82nd_Academy_Awards_Tyler_Perry_-_army_mil-66455-2010-03-09-180359-600x425.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/82nd_Academy_Awards_Tyler_Perry_-_army_mil-66455-2010-03-09-180359-85x60.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/e\/e2\/82nd_Academy_Awards,_Tyler_Perry_-_army_mil-66455-2010-03-09-180359.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/10-richest-movie-stars-discover-golden-screen\">Tyler Perry<\/a> did not have the best relationship with his father,\u00a0Emmitt Perry, Sr. He was constantly beat and abused. He even contemplated suicide at some point to escape from his father&#8217;s beatings. He developed\u00a0a different kind of relationship with his mother, who used to take him to his &#8220;happy place&#8221;: church. When he was 16, he changed his name from Emmitt to Tyler in order to distance himself from his father. Many years later, a DNA test confirmed that Emmitt Sr. is not Tyler&#8217;s biological father.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2><big><strong>7. Albert <\/strong>Einstein<strong><\/strong><\/big><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8511\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8511\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Albert_Einstein_Like_Boss_10.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Albert_Einstein_Like_Boss_10.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Albert_Einstein_Like_Boss_10-344x300.jpg 344w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Albert_Einstein_Like_Boss_10-600x524.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Albert_Einstein_Like_Boss_10-85x74.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imagens.mdig.com.br\/famosos\/Albert_Einstein_Like_Boss_10.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Albert Einstein did not speak until the age of four. His teachers thought he was lazy. He always managed to maintain good grades, eventually developed\u00a0the theory of relativity and turned out to be one of the greatest scientists of all time.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2><big><strong>8. Jim Carrey<\/strong><\/big><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8512\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8512\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/bb729d670392ba02338bc2a0df90d6fe.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/bb729d670392ba02338bc2a0df90d6fe.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/bb729d670392ba02338bc2a0df90d6fe-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/bb729d670392ba02338bc2a0df90d6fe-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/bb729d670392ba02338bc2a0df90d6fe-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/119838040059464748\/\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His mother fell very ill when he was 16. He was forced to interrupt his studies and take care of her. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/these-celebrities-were-once-homeless\">He lived in his Volkswagen <\/a>for a while. This never stopped him from pursuing his dreams. In 1982, Carrey on appeared on the televised stand-up show called\u00a0<i>An Evening at the Improv<\/i>. A year later, he debuted his act on <i>The Tonight Show,<\/i> the rest is history.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2><big><strong>9. Bethany Hamilton<\/strong><\/big><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8513\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8513\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/2f2ebd00254daae3917ff4c21e284be1.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/2f2ebd00254daae3917ff4c21e284be1.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/2f2ebd00254daae3917ff4c21e284be1-390x300.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/2f2ebd00254daae3917ff4c21e284be1-85x65.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/373376625330951432\/\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bethany Hamilton started surfing at a very young age. At age 13, she was attacked by a 14-foot tiger shark and lost her left arm. Local fishermen showed investigators photos of a 14-foot-long tiger shark they had caught not too far from the attack site. It had surfboard pieces in its mouth.\u00a0Three weeks after the incident, she was back surfing, and two years later, she won the Explorer Women\u2019s Division of the NSSA National Championships.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2><big><strong>10. Richard Branson\u00a0<\/strong><\/big><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8514\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8514\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/CJJpbKuUMAAEbxT-1.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/CJJpbKuUMAAEbxT-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/CJJpbKuUMAAEbxT-1-458x300.jpg 458w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/CJJpbKuUMAAEbxT-1-600x393.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/CJJpbKuUMAAEbxT-1-85x56.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CJJpbKuUMAAEbxT.jpg:large\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Serial entrepreneur Richard Branson was not the best student. He always performed poorly on standardized tests because he had dyslexia. He adapted his management style to his learning disability and built the Virgin empire. According to Forbes, he is now worth $5.1 billion.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2><big><strong>11. Stephen King<\/strong><\/big><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8515\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8515\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8515\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Stephen_King_Comicon.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Stephen_King_Comicon.jpg 556w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Stephen_King_Comicon-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Stephen_King_Comicon-85x108.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/e\/e3\/Stephen_King,_Comicon.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The famous author knows how to deal with rejection. After being\u00a0rejected by publishing houses\u00a030 times, King threw his first book in the trash. His wife retrieved the writings and convinced him to finish it. To date, King\u00a0sold over 350 million copies\u00a0of his books.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2><big><strong>12. Oprah Winfrey<\/strong><\/big><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8516\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8516\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Oprah_Winfrey_in_Str\u00f8get_Denmark_on_30_September_2009.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Oprah_Winfrey_in_Str\u00f8get_Denmark_on_30_September_2009.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Oprah_Winfrey_in_Str\u00f8get_Denmark_on_30_September_2009-451x300.jpg 451w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Oprah_Winfrey_in_Str\u00f8get_Denmark_on_30_September_2009-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Oprah_Winfrey_in_Str\u00f8get_Denmark_on_30_September_2009-85x57.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/9\/96\/Oprah_Winfrey_in_Str%C3%B8get,_Denmark_on_30_September_2009.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Oprah has had a tough life. As a child, she was repeatedly molested by her cousin, uncle and family friend. She ran away from home and, when she was 14, gave birth to a child who later died. Today, she is a very successful self-made woman who is worth $3 billion.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><big><strong>13. Jay-Z<\/strong><\/big><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8517\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8517\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/CKNthKKUMAAP2EX.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/CKNthKKUMAAP2EX.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/CKNthKKUMAAP2EX-85x43.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CKNthKKUMAAP2EX.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/23-stars-before-the-fame-will-you-recognize-them\">Jigga<\/a> had big dreams to become a famous rapper, but no record label would sign him. Along with his friend Dame Dash, he created\u00a0Roc-A-Fella records and became a very successful hip-hop artist.\u00a0He is one of the world&#8217;s best-selling artists of all time, having sold more than 100 million records,\u00a0and he received 21 Grammy Awards. And he&#8217;s married to Beyonc\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2><big><strong>14. Vincent Van Gogh<\/strong><\/big><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8518\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8518\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/dc210d607397f87125837e01be27e2be.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/dc210d607397f87125837e01be27e2be.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/dc210d607397f87125837e01be27e2be-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/dc210d607397f87125837e01be27e2be-85x113.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/561261172287914626\/\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Post-Impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh is considered to be one of the greatest artists of all time. Do you know how many paintings he sold during his lifetime? One! Van Gogh sold the\u00a0<i>Red Vineyard at Arles\u00a0<\/i>(<i>The Vigne Rouge<\/i>). It is now exposed in the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow. The painting was exhibited in Brussels in 1890.\u00a0<i>Self-portrait Without Beard<\/i>\u00a0is one of the most expensive paintings of all time. It was sold for $71.5\u00a0million almost a hundred years after Van Gogh&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2><big><strong>15. Franklin Roosevelt<\/strong><\/big><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8520\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8520\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Rooseveltinwheelchair.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Rooseveltinwheelchair.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Rooseveltinwheelchair-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Rooseveltinwheelchair-600x616.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Rooseveltinwheelchair-85x87.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/7\/7e\/Rooseveltinwheelchair.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>President Roosevelt suffered from polio. The disease eventually left him paralyzed from the waist down at the age of 39. This didn&#8217;t prevent him from leading the USA as one of the most respected presidents.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2><big>16. Charlize Theron<strong><\/strong><\/big><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8521\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/4f2882851832117c89d411e207073287.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/4f2882851832117c89d411e207073287.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/4f2882851832117c89d411e207073287-398x300.jpg 398w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/4f2882851832117c89d411e207073287-600x453.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/4f2882851832117c89d411e207073287-85x64.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8521\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com\/originals\/4f\/28\/82\/4f2882851832117c89d411e207073287.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/10-african-actors-and-actresses-that-hit-the-big-time\"> Charlize Theron<\/a> was 15, she witnessed her mother kill her alcoholic father. 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