Pembroke Pines is a city in southern Broward County, Florida, United States. The city is located 22 miles north of Miami. Pembroke Pines' population is estimated at 173,591 as of 2019. The city had a population of 154,750 as of the 2010 census,[7] making it the second-most populous city in Broward County after Fort Lauderdale, and the 11th-most populous in Florida. It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to an estimated 6,012,331 people in 2015.
History
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- Eric Alejandro, Olympic hurdler
- Jim Alers, aka "The Beast", fighter, UFC veteran, bare-knuckle boxer
- Kenny Anderson, former NBA player
- Baby Ariel, social media personality, singer, and actress
- Geno Atkins, defensive lineman for NFL's Cincinnati Bengals
- Kodak Black, rapper
- Ethan Bortnick, pianist, singer, composer, actor, one of the world's youngest philanthropists
- Bridget Carey, technology journalist
- Triston Casas, baseball player
- Conceited, rapper and cast member on Wild 'n Out
- Danny Farquhar, Major League Baseball (MLB) player for Tampa Bay Rays (former resident)
- Jeff Fiorentino, MLB player for the Baltimore Orioles (former resident)
- Shayne Gostisbehere, defenseman for the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers
- Sofia Kenin, American tennis player, winner of the 2020 Australian Open
- Mike Napoli, MLB player for the Cleveland Indians
- Lil Pump, rapper
- Omar Raja, founder of House of Highlights
- Manny Ramírez, retired MLB player
- Juan Sebastián Restrepo, Army medic killed in Afghanistan; resident from 1999–2006
- Fernando Rodney, relief pitcher for the Washington Nationals
- Lawrence Taylor, former NFL star for the New York Giants
- Niki Taylor, model
- Bella Thorne, actress and model
- Walter C. Young, Florida businessman and legislator
References
- ^ "Broward-by-the-Numbers (pages 3-5)" (PDF). www.broward.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-10. Retrieved 2015-02-15.