There are several notable people and places named “John Clarke,” so the answer depends on which one is meant. The most searched-for John Clarke today is the New Zealand–born satirist who became famous in Australia.

John Clarke the satirist

For John Clarke the comedian and satirist (creator of Fred Dagg):

  • He was born in Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand, in 1948.
  • He later moved to Australia and became an Australian-based comedian, writer, and actor, spending his adult professional life living and working there.
  • He died while bushwalking in the Grampians National Park in Victoria, Australia, in 2017.

In everyday terms, he lived in New Zealand in his early life and then in Australia (notably Melbourne/Victoria and working widely in Australian television) for his career years.

If you meant a different John Clarke

“John Clarke” is a very common name; for example:

  • The Hancock–Clarke House in Lexington, Massachusetts, is associated with Rev. Jonas Clarke and the Hancock family rather than the satirist.
  • There are buildings and organizations with “John Clarke” or “John Clark” in their names that refer to entirely different historical figures.

If you can specify which John Clarke (for example “the satirist,” “a politician,” “a local person,” or a time period or place), a more precise answer about where that particular John Clarke lived can be given.