# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-virgo
# Generated: 2026-08-13T01:17:01.081Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-virgo"
name: "John Virgo"
slug: "john-virgo"
description: "John Trevor Virgo was an English professional snooker player and broadcaster. After achieving success as an amateur, Virgo turned professional in 1976 at age 30 and won four professional titles during his career, including the 1979 UK Championship, where he defeated the reigning World Champion Terry Griffiths 14–13 in the final. A runner-up at the 1980 Champion of Champions, he was a semi-finalist at the 1979 World Championship and the 1986 British Open. He retired from professional play in 1994."
tagline: "British snooker player (1946–2026)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/John_Virgo_crop.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1946-03-04"
deathDate: "2026-02-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           14.188172
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "John Virgo"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump