Portrait of Robert Kraft

Rank #215

Robert Kraft

Net worth $13.8B

Manufacturing, New England Patriots · United States

Born
Jun 05, 1941
Age
84
Source
Manufacturing, New England Patriots
Residence
Brookline, Massachusetts
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Widowed, Remarried
Children
4
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Columbia University; Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Robert Kraft bought the New England Patriots for $172 million in 1994; the team is now worth some $9 billion and has won six Super Bowl rings.
  • Kraft, who sold newspapers outside the old Braves Stadium in Boston as a kid, made an early fortune in paper and packaging.
  • Today his sports portfolio also includes the New England Revolution MLS club.
  • He started a professional videogaming team in Boston, part of the Overwatch esports league, in 2017.
  • His first wife, Myra Hiatt Kraft, died of ovarian cancer in 2011. He married Dana Blumberg, an ophthalmologist, in October 2022 at a lavish wedding where Elton John performed.
  • Before he bought the Patriots, Kraft owned the Boston Lobsters, a World Team Tennis franchise.
  • Kraft has his own special edition Nike sneaker called the RKK Air Force 1 Ultra Flyknit.