History Main / RaisedbyGrandparents

* List dump of famous people raised by Grandpa, Grandma, or both: Oksan Baiul, Lucille Ball, Tallulah Bankhead, PierceBrosnan, Cherie Booth, Carol Burnett, Naomi Campbell, EricClapton, Frederick Douglass, Jamie Foxx, MorganFreeman, Anna Harrison, 50Cent, SamuelLJackson, Sheila Jordan, Bai Ling, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Davina [=McCall=], Willie Nelson, Isaac Newton, Edward James Olmos, AlPacino, GregoryPeck, Lou Rawls, [[NineInchNails Trent Reznor]], Victoria Rowell, Sir Walter Scott, Leo Tolstoy, Ellen Wood, Tammy Wynette.

* Quite a few major and minor ''{{Naruto}}'' characters, such as Konohamaru.
** Who besides Konohamaru was raised by grandparents? There are lots of orphans, but grandparents appear much less often than parents.
** Sasori ended up being raised by his grandmother Chiyo after his parents were killed when he was, judging from his appearance in the flashbacks, about five years old.
*** Actually, he was thirteen when [[spoiler: Kakashi's father]] killed them in the war. Hence why he made himself a body that looks a thirteen year old's.

* Rei/Mars from ''SailorMoon'' is raised by her maternal grandfather after her mom dies. In the Manga and Live action, her father is still around but she refuses to have anything to do with him. Her father isn't mentioned in the anime. Her grandfather isn't mentioned in the live action (nor anyone else she may be living with) thus not using this trope.

* When first introduced, Yukito from ''CardCaptorSakura'', though as they're often said to be out of town, his grandparents are never seen. [[spoiler:As Yukito is the "false form" of the magical being Yue, most of his background is actually false memories, including his grandparents - thus why they're never seen.]]

* Renton in ''EurekaSeven'' was raised by his grandfather after his mother [[WordOfGod died in childbirth]] and his father Adrock sacrificed himself during the New Era Summer of Love when Renton was a young child. His uncle appears in one episode, however.

* Yasutora "Chad" Sado was at one point raised by his grandfather until he died.

* The {{Batman}} villain Dr. Jonathan Crane aka The Scarecrow was raised by his grandmother. [[{{Understatement}} She was not a pleasant woman and it did not turn out well]].

* Neville from ''HarryPotter'' was raised by his ApronMatron grandmother, because the ColdBloodedTorture drove his parents Frank and Alice mad.

* Peter Hartling's book ''Oma'' ("Grandma") is about an CoolOldLady who takes in her 5-year-old grandson Karl aka Kalle after his parents die. They both have to deal with the loss as well as the grandmother's ailing health.

* Thalia's character Marimar in the SoapOpera [[RoleCalled of the same name]] was raised by her grandparents in a cute little shack near the sea.

* Saleh and Lute from FireEmblemtheSacredStones. Saleh is an orphan, Lute's parents are WalkingTheEarth.
** Subverted with Lyn from FireEmblemElibe, since she came to live with her grandfather only when she was in her mid-late teens and had been livign alone for a bit after her parents (and whole tribe) died. Played straighter with [[spoiler: Canas's son Hugh]] from the prequel; he was raised by his grandmother since his parents died [[spoiler: protecting their village from a snowstorm]].

* GeorgeWashington - First U.S. President; he raised two of his grandchildren.
** Step-grandchildren. The Prez was sterile.
* List dump: Oksan Baiul, Lucille Ball, Tallulah Bankhead, Pierce Brosnan, Cherie Booth, Carol Burnett, Naomi Campbell, EricClapton, Frederick Douglass, Jamie Foxx, MorganFreeman, Anna Harrison, 50Cent, SamuelLJackson, Sheila Jordan, Bai Ling, Garcia Marquez, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Davina [=McCall=], Willie Nelson, Isaac Newton, Edward James Olmos, AlPacino, GregoryPeck, Lou Rawls, [[NineInchNails Trent Reznor]], Victoria Rowell, Sir Walter Scott, Leo Tolstoy, Ellen Wood, Tammy Wynette.

* A ''very'' common occurrence in Russia, even when the parents are alive and well. It is considered perfectly normal to leave bringing up the kid until the age of 7 or even higher to the grandmother.

* Peter Harling's book ''Oma'' ("Grandma") is about an CoolOldLady who takes in her 5-year-old grandson Karl aka Kalle after his parents die. They both have to deal with the loss as well as the grandmother's ailing health.

* Rei/Mars from ''SailorMoon'' is raised by her maternal grandfather after her mom dies. In the Manga and Live action her father is still around but she refuses to have anything to do with him. Her father isn't mentioned in the anime. Her grandfather isn't mentioned in the live action (nor anyone else she may be living with) thus not using this trope.

* {{Batman}} villain, Dr. Jonathan Crane was raised by his grandmother. [[{{Understatement}} She was not a pleasant woman and it did not turn out well]].

* ''{{Heidi}}''
* Neville from ''HarryPotter'' was raised by his grandmother, because the ColdBloodedTorture drove his parents mad.

* Naoto from {{Persona4}} was raised by her grandpa.

* A ''very'' common occurrence in Russia. It is considered perfectly normal to leave bringing up the kid until the age of 7 or even higher to the grandmother.

* In ''TheLandBeforeTime'' ([[sequels, that is]]), Littlefoot is raised by his grandparents.

* In ''TheLandBeforeTime'' ([[{{Sequelitis}} sequels, that is]]), Littlefoot is raised by his grandparents.

* When first introduced, Yukito from ''CardCaptorSakura''.

The child may feature as a HeartwarmingOrphan.

* Dr. JonathanCrane was raised by his grandmother. [[{{Understatement}} She was not a pleasant woman]].

* In ''OnePiece'', Luffy and Ace were watched over by [[spoiler:Luffy's]] Grandfather, Monkey D. Garp.

** [[YuGiOhTheBaridgedSeries YOUR MOTHER PLAYS CARD GAMES IN HELL!!!]]

* Yugi's grandfather in ''{{Yu-Gi-Oh}}''. He does have a mother, but she got {{Brother Chuck}}ed quite quickly.
** Also Rebecca Hawkins

* Naoto from Persona4 was raised by her grandpa.