Barry Hay, pop singer born in Faizabad Indu Jain, owner of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd, Times of India Group, Forbes India's top 20 richest person Vinay Katiyar, politician Tariq Umar Khan, production designer, art director and film director in Bollywood Akhil Kumar, Indian boxer and Olympian Kunwar Narayan, Hindi poet Francis Quinton, an English cricketer, was born Faizabad. Mirza Muhammad Rafi Sauda, born in Faizabad. Ahmadullah Shah (1787–1858), Indian freedom fighter Anushka Sharma, Bollywood actress Lallu Singh, politician, won the 2014 and 2019 elections for the Faizabad (Lok Sabha constituency) Ravindranath Tewari, former minister Nivedita Tiwari, actress Brij Bhushan Mani Tripathi, Indian Politician Mitrasen Yadav, politician Gallery Surrounding districts See also Awadh History of Uttar Pradesh References External links Official district web site Faizabad division Cities and towns in Faizabad district Former capital cities in India Awadh Cities in Uttar Pradesh