Robert Kraft wife Dana Blumberg is a New York ophthalmologist. She married the New England Patriots owner in October 2022. The wedding was a surprise even to its guests. They had been invited to a party, and only learned it was a wedding once it began.
She is his second wife. His first, Myra Kraft, died in 2011 after 48 years of marriage.
Robert Kraft wife Dana Blumberg: who she is
Dana Blumberg is an ophthalmologist based in New York, board certified in ophthalmology, who graduated from Saint Louis University School of Medicine in 2000, according to The Sporting News. She practised medicine before the marriage, and her career is her own. That detail is the one most coverage leaves out.
The two have no children together.
The wedding nobody was told about
Kraft and Blumberg married on a Friday night in October 2022 at the Hall des Lumières in lower Manhattan, in front of roughly 250 guests who had been invited to what the invitation called a “Kickoff and a Touchdown” party, WCVB reported, citing Page Six. Guests were told to dress festively. Nobody told them why.
The reveal came after a ten-minute video, when longtime NFL broadcaster Al Michaels introduced the couple to the room as husband and wife. Elton John reportedly played for an hour as a wedding gift, and Ed Sheeran and Meek Mill also performed.
| Detail | What was reported |
|---|---|
| Engagement announced | March 2022, by Tommy Hilfiger at the inaugural amfAR Gala in Palm Beach |
| Wedding | A Friday night in October 2022, Hall des Lumières, lower Manhattan |
| Guests | About 250, including Tom Brady, Roger Goodell, Adam Silver, Randy Moss, Vince Wilfork and Jon Bon Jovi |
| Officiating the reveal | Al Michaels introduced them as husband and wife |
| Performers | Elton John, Ed Sheeran, Meek Mill |
The idea for the wedding is the best part of the story, and it came from Elton John himself. Page Six reported that the couple hatched the plan backstage at his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour stop at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, the Patriots’ own stadium. A wedding conceived in the owner’s own building, dressed up as a football party. The singer who inspired it played for an hour. It is a very Robert Kraft way to get married.
Kraft now owns the franchise that Mike Vrabel coaches and Drake Maye quarterbacks, so the wedding guest list doubled as a who’s who of the team’s recent history.
How old is Dana Blumberg, and what is the age gap?
Dana Blumberg is more than three decades younger than Robert Kraft. The exact figure depends on which report you trust, because the published ages do not agree with each other.
Page Six gave their ages at the October 2022 wedding as 81 and 47, a gap of 34 years. A later Sporting News explainer gave them as 84 and 52, which is a gap of 32, and its own headline rounded to 33. An age gap cannot shrink by two years, so one pair of numbers is wrong. The honest summary is a gap of a little over three decades. The most reliable figure is the one reported on the day: 47 at the wedding.
His first wife, Myra Kraft
Kraft was married to Myra Kraft from 1963 until her death from ovarian cancer in 2011, at the age of 68. She was his wife for 48 years.
He has said he never expected to marry again after her death. That context is what makes the second wedding newsworthy beyond its guest list. Blumberg was, in WCVB’s description at the time, his girlfriend of three years and his fiancée of at least six months when they married.
Common questions
Who is Robert Kraft’s new wife?
Dr. Dana Blumberg, a New York-based ophthalmologist. They married in October 2022 in a surprise ceremony at the Hall des Lumières in Manhattan.
Who was Robert Kraft’s first wife?
Myra Kraft. They married in 1963 and were together until she died of ovarian cancer in 2011, aged 68.
Do Robert Kraft and Dana Blumberg have children?
No. Kraft and Blumberg have no children together.
What does Robert Kraft’s wife do?
She is an ophthalmologist, board certified in the specialty and based in New York, with a medical degree from Saint Louis University School of Medicine in 2000.
