There are a lot of famous people that were suffering from bulimia nervosa. Here is some of them:

Elton John

Paula Abdul

Fiona Apple

Jessica Alba

Tracey Gold

Christina Ricci

Chris Farley

Victoria Beckham

Carrie Otis

…and lots of others

Famous people who have DIED from Eating Disorders:

Karen Carpenter (musician): Went on a water diet to lose weight and, as she put it, to appear more attractive. Continued to diet even after losing 20 lbs, until her death at the age of 32. She died of cardiac arrest due to anorexia and weighed only 80 lbs.

Ana Carolina Reston: Brazilian model, starved herself to death in 2006.

Theresa Marie “Terri” Schiavo (December 3, 1963 – March 31, 2005): Her physician failed to recognize and diagnose bulimia

Margaux Hemmingway: actress, model, suffered with bulimia

Christy Henrich (gymnast): In 1988, Christy was told by a U.S. judge that she had to lose weight in order to make the Olympic team. She died of multiple organ failure, as a result of anorexia, at the age of 22. She weighed only 60 lbs.

Heidi Guenther (ballet dancer): After being told by a theatre company that at 5′5″ in height and 96 lbs in weight she was too chunky, she developed an eating disorder. She collapsed and died at the age of 22 due to complications from her eating disorder.

Leila Pahlavi: The youngest daughter of the late Shah of Iran stole prescriptions from the desk of her doctor in order to feed her fatal addiction to barbiturates, an inquest heard yesterday. Princess Leila Pahlavi, 31, died alone in her suite at a London hotel after taking prescription drugs and cocaine. She was found in bed, her body emaciated by years of anorexia and bulimia.
Anne Sexton: American poet Anne Sexton (1928-1974), who was sexually abused in childhood and committed suicide at the age of 46, suffered from anorexia and depression.

Celebrities who have spoken publicly about their suffering with Eating Disorders:

Paula Abdul

Imogen Bailey

Maria Conshita Alonso

Christine Alt

Fiona Apple

The Barbie twins

Justine Bateman

Victoria Beckham

Kelly Clarkson

Diana

Kate Dillon

Calista Flockhart

Jane Fonda

Geri Halliwell

Audrey Hepburn

Janet Jackson

Elton John

Franz Kafka

Alanis Morissette

Mary Kate-Olsen

Oprah Winfrey

Kate Winslet

…and lots of others