John Parrott MBE (born 11 May, 1964 in Liverpool, England) is an English professional snooker player.

He won the World Snooker Championship in 1991, defeating Jimmy White in the final. Two years earlier he had lost 18-3 to Steve Davis, the heaviest final defeat in modern times. He repeated his win over White to add the UK Championship title later that year, one of only 3 players to achieve this http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/sport/johnparrott.shtml. He spent 3 successive seasons at #2 in the World Rankings. Parrott has compiled 217 competitive centuries during his career, 8th on the all time list.