Robert Kraft has been married to Dr. Dana Blumberg since 2022
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NEED TO KNOW
- Robert Kraft and Dana Blumberg married in a surprise ceremony in October 2022
- The New England Patriots owner and the ophthalmologist were first linked in 2017
- Kraft has described Blumberg as an “off the charts” partner who brought him happiness after the loss of his first wife
Robert Kraft married Dr. Dana Blumberg in 2022.
The New England Patriots owner — whose team is kicking off his 2026-2027 season after competing in Super Bowl LX — was first linked to the ophthalmologist in 2017.
Their engagement was confirmed in May 2022 when designer Tommy Hilfiger announced the news to audience members at the inaugural amfAR Gala Palm Beach.
On Oct. 14, 2022, the couple got married during a surprise wedding ceremony at the Hall des Lumières in New York City.
So, who is Robert Kraft’s wife? From her background as an ophthalmologist to her relationship with the NFL team owner, here’s everything to know about Dana Blumberg.
Blumberg is an ophthalmologist
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In 2000, Blumberg received her medical degree from Saint Louis University School of Medicine. She’s since worked as a board-certified ophthalmologist, specializing in eye and vision care and glaucoma.
The doctor has also worked as an associate professor of ophthalmology at Columbia University in N.Y.C. and was affiliated with the New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
She was first linked to Kraft in 2017
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While Blumberg and Kraft didn’t make their public debut as a couple until 2019, they reportedly first connected in 2017. Former Philadelphia 76ers co-owner Michael Rubin and his girlfriend Camille Fishel gave fans a peek at Blumberg and Kraft’s first date while celebrating the newlyweds in October 2022.
As a wedding gift, Rubin temporarily turned the Olde Heritage Tavern in Lenox, Mass., into “Blumberg’s.”
“This is the bar they had their first date, so had it renamed ‘BLUMBERG’S,’ ” Rubin wrote on Instagram alongside a series of photos of the rebranded bar, which received a new logo and decor featuring Blumberg and Kraft’s faces for the occasion.
The couple were first publicly seen together in 2017 at an Elton John AIDS Foundation event where Blumberg posed with one of Kraft’s Super Bowl rings. They were then spotted together at the French Open in 2019 and later appeared at several other events over the summer.
Kraft proposed to Blumberg in 2022
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On March 5, 2022, at the inaugural amfAR Gala event in Palm Beach, Fla., Hilfiger revealed onstage that Kraft and Blumberg had recently gotten engaged.
A representative for Kraft declined PEOPLE’s request for further comment.
She’s 33 years younger than Kraft
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While Blumberg was born in 1974, Kraft was born in 1941, making him 33 years her senior.
Previously, the Kraft Group CEO was married to Myra Hiatt Kraft for nearly 50 years before her death from ovarian cancer in July 2011 at age 68.
The couple had four sons during their decades-long marriage.
She and Kraft got married during a surprise ceremony
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On Oct. 14, 2022, Blumberg and Kraft wed in a surprise ceremony attended by a slew of A-list guests, including Tom Brady, Jon Bon Jovi, Kenny Chesney, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, among others.
One guest told PEOPLE that most attendees were completely taken by surprise. “Most of the people didn’t know it was a wedding celebration. We thought it was a party and then when we went upstairs — and [a] screen opened and Robert and Dana came out. She was in a wedding dress, and Elton John announced them as ‘husband and wife.’ Then Meek Mill wrote a song for them — which he sang with Ed Sheeran as backup,” the source shared.
Mill shared a photo from the celebration on Instagram, posing beside John and Sheeran. “Sounds forever 💎💎💎 @teddysphotos @eltonjohn ☝🏾,” he captioned his post.
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