Virginio Rognoni (5 August 1924 – 20 September 2022) was an Italian politician, who was a prominent member of Christian Democracy.

As a student at the historic Collegio Ghislieri, in November 1947 he obtained a degree in law from the University of Pavia.

He then entered national politics, and was elected member of the Chamber of Deputies for seven consecutive terms (1968–1994).

He was criticized by the Italian Communist Party while Minister of the Interior for failing to protect General Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, who was killed on the same day in which he asked Rognoni to meet him.

From 2002 until he retired in 2006 he was vice-president of the High Council of the Judiciary (Consiglio Superiore della Magistratura).