Pinehurst, North Carolina (usa)

Pinehurst, North Carolina

Pinehurst, North Carolina ranks 5,124th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hong'an County, Hargeisa, and Ljungby. Memorable people born in Pinehurst, North Carolina include Vince McMahon, Charles E. Brady Jr., and William H. McRaven. Memorable people who died in Pinehurst, North Carolina include Hans Gerschwiler, and Raymond T. Odierno. Pinehurst, North Carolina has been the birth place of many businesspeople, and astronauts and the death place of many skaters, and military personnels. Pinehurst, North Carolina is located in United States.

Pinehurst, officially The Village of Pinehurst, is a village in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,581, up from 13,124 in 2010. "Pinehurst" refers to both the village and the Pinehurst Resort, a golf resort, which has hosted multiple U.S. Open championships in the sport. A large portion of the central village, including the resort complexes, is a National Historic Landmark District, designated in 1996 for its landscape design by Frederick Law Olmsted and its significance in the history of golf in the United States. Pinehurst has been designated as the "Home of American Golf" by the US Golf Association and by the state of North Carolina. The surrounding area is known for its strong equestrian community, including the former Stoneybrook Steeplechase, and the current Pinehurst Harness Track. Fox hunting is also a common sport in the area. Read more on Wikipedia