Xie Youfa (Chinese: 谢有法; 16 April 1917 - 9 January 1995) was a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA).

During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he fought against the Imperial Japanese Army in Shandong.

[2] In 1955, at the age of 38, he was awarded the military rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) by Chairman Mao Zedong.

[3] That same year, he became Deputy Director of Organization Division of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department.

In 1966 he was transferred to Shenyang Military Region and appointed Deputy Political Commissar.