John Virgo

British snooker player (1946–2026)
Person human Q723382
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John Virgo

Summary

John Virgo is a human[1]. Born in Salford[2], he… he was born on +1946-03-04T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Spain[4]. He died on +2026-02-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a snooker player[6] and television presenter[7]. He ranks in the top 0.24% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,494 views/month, #2,421 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • John Virgo was born in Salford[2].
  • John Virgo died in Spain[4].
  • John Virgo was born on +1946-03-04T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Virgo died on +2026-02-04T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Virgo held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • English was John Virgo's native language[10].
  • John Virgo worked as a snooker player[6].
  • John Virgo's professions included television presenter[7].
  • John Virgo was employed by British Broadcasting Corporation[11].
  • John Virgo's image is recorded as John Virgo crop.jpg[12].
  • John Virgo is recorded as male[13].
  • John Virgo's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Virgo's ISNI is recorded as 0000000002430187[15].
  • John Virgo's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 64295434[16].
  • John Virgo's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15070140t[17].
  • John Virgo's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA17170694[18].
  • John Virgo's Commons category is recorded as John Virgo[19].
  • John Virgo's sport is recorded as snooker[20].
  • John Virgo's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02xkp4[21].
  • John Virgo's family name is recorded as Virgo[22].
  • John Virgo's given name is recorded as John[23].
  • John Virgo's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • John Virgo's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Spanish[25].
  • John Virgo's country for sport is recorded as England[26].
  • John Virgo's competition won is recorded as 1979 UK Championship[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Virgo was born in Salford[2]. He was born on +1946-03-04T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include snooker player[6] and television presenter[7]. John Virgo was employed by British Broadcasting Corporation[11].

Death and Burial

John Virgo died on +2026-02-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Spain[4].

Why It Matters

John Virgo ranks in the top 0.24% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,494 views/month, #2,421 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was John Virgo born?

Born in Salford[2], John Virgo…

Where did John Virgo die?

John Virgo passed away in Spain[4].

What did John Virgo do for work?

John Virgo worked as snooker player[6] and television presenter[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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