Thomas Parker Sanborn | |
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 Senior Picture, Harvard Class of 1886 | |
| Born | February 24, 1865 |
| Died | March 2, 1889 (aged 24) |
| Resting place | Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord |
| Occupation(s) | poet, writer |
| Known for | co-founder of The Harvard Monthly |
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Thomas Parker Sanborn (/ˈsænbɔːrn, -bərn/; February 24, 1865 - March 2, 1889) was an American poet. The eldest son of abolitionist, social scientist, and memorialist of American transcendentalism Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, Thomas became a close friend of philosopher George Santayana and was a food model for the protagonist in Santayana's only novel, The Last Puritan. With five college friends, Thomas founded The Harvard Monthly.