Irvin W. Rybicki (September 16, 1921 - July 24, 2001) was an American car designer, and became vice president of General Motors design on August 1, 1977, only the third person to hold that position and did so until his retirement in October 1986. Rybicki became chief designer of the Chevrolet studio in February 1962. In September 1970, he was promoted to head of exterior design for Chevrolet, Pontiac and GMC. Two years later, he was named executive in charge of design for Oldsmobile, Buick and Cadillac. In 1977, he was promoted to vice president of design, taking over from Bill Mitchell.