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...when Deists don't believe in the Bible, and even self described Christians such as Thomas Jefferson were hardly Biblical literalists.

It seems you have a certain antipathy for the Holy Book, USCB. You should know that not all people who love the Bible are "biblical literalists."

Plus it's interesting to me that the Holy Scriptures is the #1 best-selling book of all time. I don't see how that could be the case if it were just "junk."

Notwithstanding, on my understanding of the definitions given, I conclude that both TJ and Ben believed that God created the world -- matter, natural law, lifeforms, etc. -- out of nothing. (And then He "split," or left the scene....) To that extent, they fit the description of "creationists."

That is not the definition of Creationist, that would include EVERYONE who was not an Atheist. A Creationist is someone who believes in a LITERAL account of Genesis.

I have no antipathy for the Bible. My antipathy is those who engage in lies, distortions, and historical revisionism. And I never said the Bible was "junk", that is your straw-man that you insist on beating up because it is they are the only blows you can possibly land, as you don't' have a leg to stand on other than a definition of Creationist so broad that it includes everyone who isn't' an Atheist, including me.

What God does a Deist believe created the universe? NOT the God of the Bible. They are therefore NOT Creationists.