Miami is the core of the nation's eighth-largest metropolitan area with 6,138,333 people. The city has the third-largest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises, 58 of which exceed 491 ft (150 m). Miami is a major center and leader in finance, commerce, culture, arts, and international trade.

Randy Walker (1976), former head football coach at Miami and Northwestern University; Sheldon White, Vice President of Pro Personnel, Detroit Lions, Inc.; former NFL player with New York Giants, Detroit Lions and Cincinnati Bengals; Chris Wideman, NHL player, Ottawa Senators; Hayley Williams, Russian Women's Hockey League player

Thousands of years before Europeans arrived, a large portion of south east Florida, including the area where Miami, Florida exists today, was inhabited by Tequestas. The Tequesta Native American tribe, at the time of first European contact, occupied an area along the southeastern Atlantic coast of Florida. They had infrequent contact with Europeans and had largely migrated …

The Miami area has a large Jewish community; 10.2% of the population was Jewish in the 2000 Census. Of the people living in the Miami metro area in 2005, 63% were born in the United States (including 30% who were born in Florida) and 37% were foreign born. Among people at least five years old living in the region in 2005, 52% spoke English at home while 48% spoke some other …

The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami.The Marlins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division.Their home park is LoanDepot Park.. The franchise began play as an expansion team in the 1993 season as the Florida Marlins.The Marlins originally played home games at Joe …