Thomas Jefferson Anderson (November 10, 1910 – August 30, 2002) was an American conservative author, farmer, and candidate for the U.S. presidency.

Thomas Jefferson Anderson was born in Nashville, Tennessee; the first of five children born to William Joseph and Pavarti Lou Anderson. After graduating from Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Anderson attended Vanderbilt University where he received a B.A. in economics in 1934. At Vanderbilt he excelled in athletics, earning varsity letters as a member of both the varsity tennis and track teams. He was business editor of the school's yearbook, The Commodore, and served on the student newspaper staff. Anderson was elected president of his fraternity, Phi Delta Theta.

In 1936, he married the former Carolyn Montague Jennings, of Franklin, Tennessee. Miss Jennings, also a graduate of Vanderbilt University, was elected "Miss Vanderbilt" during her senior year. They had one daughter, Carol, who now resides in Raleigh, North Carolina.

After graduation, Anderson sold securities for several Nashville-based brokerage firms including J.C. Bradford & Company and also worked as an ad-salesman for the Southern Agriculturist. He was a veteran of WWII, having served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy.