Anton J. Gunn (born March 1, 1973 in Portsmouth, Virginia) is an American politician who was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, serving District 79 which includes parts of Richland and Kershaw Counties. Gunn, who was elected to the House on November 4, 2008, was the first African American to be elected to the House of Representatives from District 79.

Prior to his election to the South Carolina House of Representatives, Gunn was the political director for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential primary campaign in South Carolina and was the key figure in the campaign operation that launched Obama's run to the Democratic nomination for the 2008 presidential election.

Gunn is a graduate of the University of South Carolina (USC) and USC's College of Social Work, where he played Division I college football for the Gamecocks. Gunn worked as a community organizer and a nonprofit professional for twelve years in South Carolina and Washington, D.C. before getting involved in politics. He also taught community activism in the Women Studies program at the University of South Carolina in 2005. Gunn served as a delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.