Notoriously stingy, which 20th-century billionaire initially refused to pay the ransom money demanded by his grandson’s kidnappers?

In 1973, John Paul Getty's Sr.'s 16-year-old grandson was kidnapped in Italy and the abductors demanded $17 million for his safe return. Getty has recently been named the world's richest citizen by The Guinness Book of World Records, and he shocked the world by refusing to pay the ransom money. "I have 14 other grandchildren. If I pay one penny, I'll have 14 kidnapped grandchildren," the billionaire grumbled. It wasn't until the captors lowered the price to $3 million that Getty agreed to pay.

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