List of Famous people born on August 4th

Vadim Zinovyevich Rabinovich, is a Ukrainian Jewish businessman, politician, president of the All-Ukrainian Jewish Congress, leader of the For life party, presidential candidate in the 2014 elections and former deputy of the Ukraine VIII faction of the Opposition Bloc. Currently he is a member of the pro-Russian block Opposition Platform — For life.

Georgi Petrovich Vins was a Russian Baptist pastor persecuted by the Soviet authorities for his involvement in a network of independent Baptist churches. Following an agreement between Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Vins and his family were expelled from the Soviet Union in 1979 with a group of other dissidents in exchange for two convicted spies, Rudolf Chernyaev and Valdik Enger.

Luc Leblanc is a retired French professional cyclist. In 1994 he was the World Road Champion.

Helen Amelia Thomas was an American reporter and author, and a long serving member of the White House press corps. She covered the White House during the administrations of ten U.S. presidents—from the beginning of the Kennedy administration to the second year of the Obama administration.

Massimiliano Antonio "Max" Cavalera is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter who currently plays in heavy metal bands Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy, and Killer Be Killed. In 1984, he co-founded the death metal/thrash metal band Sepultura with his brother Igor Cavalera and was the band's lead singer and rhythm guitarist until 1996. Cavalera was also involved in a short-lived side project called Nailbomb.

Joaquim Roriz was a Brazilian politician. He was the first elected governor of the Federal District, in 1990, and served three separate terms between 1991 and 2006. He had previously held the office as an appointee from the federal government between 1988 and 1990.

Martha Remmert was a German classical pianist, music educator, conductor and music writer.

Adrián Ben Montenegro is a Spanish middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres and 1500 metres.

William H. Cooper was an American sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Mapita Cortés, was a Puerto Rican actress of telenovelas and the cinema of Mexico. She is the mother of Mexican actor Luis Gatica, the wife of Lucho Gatica, the niece of Puerto Rican actress Mapy Cortés, and the niece in law of Mexican actor Fernando Cortés. Mapita Cortés is also the cousin of famous Paquito Cordero, two years her junior.