- The footballer and manager Gareth Southgate was nicknamed "Nord" during his playing days at Crystal Palace because his speech reminded one of the coaches of Norden's delivery.
- He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1980 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to broadcasting.
- Father of Maggie Norden and Nick Norden.
- Born as Denis Moss Cohen, he became Denis Mostyn Norden after his father legally changed the family surname to Norden in 1930.
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