Yes. Lots and LOTS of them. In fact, while estimates vary widely (because we don't really have any clue as to how may small, dim, red dwarf stars there are) there are probably between 500 billion and...
Yes. It is a nearby star, only 25 light years from Earth, and, together with Arcturus and Sirius, one of the most luminous stars. Our Milky Way Galaxy is 100,000 light years across.