4 Mar 1946 - 4 Feb 2026 (79 years)

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.

Virgo had a successful broadcasting career working for the BBC. He was a co-presenter of Big Break alongside Jim Davidson from 1991 to 2002 and worked as a commentator on the BBC's coverage of Triple Crown events from his retirement until shortly before his death. Known for his catchphrases in commentary and his impressions of other players, he was inducted into the World Snooker Tour Hall of Fame in 2023. Virgo died in February 2026 at his home in Spain, aged 79.

Virgo suffered from problem gambling during his playing career, especially when his earnings from professional snooker declined after the mid-1980s. He once lost £10,000 in two weeks betting on horse races. He borrowed £200,000 against his mortgage to maintain the appearance of success, but his home in Surrey was later repossessed.

He married three times and had two children. He had a son with his first wife, Susan, but left her in the late 1970s to live with Avril, who became his second wife. They had a daughter before splitting up in 1991. In 2009, he married Rosie (née Ries), a publishing executive. The couple relocated to the Costa del Sol in Spain in 2020 as the warmer climate provided relief to Virgo's longstanding neck injury.